document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1130342>Question 1130342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi!I was wondering if you could please help me figure out this problem.My teacher assigned it to me but did very little explaining on how to do it.P.s-solving for c. 4/5 divided by c = 2/5.Thanks for the help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #747009 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=747009\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i think the problem is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4/5) / c = (2/5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "several ways to solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of the equation by c and divide both sides of the equation by (2/5) to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4/5) / (2/5) = c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4/5) / (2/5) is the same as (4/5) * (5/2), so the equaiton becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4/5) * (5/2) = c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 20 / 10 = c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify further to get 2 = c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "another way to solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "start with (4/5) / c = (2/5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of the equation by 5 to get rid of the denominators in the fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get 5 * (4/5) / c = 5 * (2/5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 4 / c = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of the equation by c and divide both sides of the equation by 2 to get 4 / 2 = c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 2 = c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "still another way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "start with (4/5) / c = (2/5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of the equation by c to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4/5) = (2/5) * c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can either multiply both sides of the equation to 5 to get 4 = 2 * c and solve for c to get c = 2, or you can divide both sides of the equation by (2/5) to get (4/5) / (2/5) = c, which results in c = 2 as well.\r<BR>\n" );
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