SOLUTION: Find the quotient. - 7/5 divided by 19/40 Happy Holidays! Please work fast!

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Question 65781This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra
: Find the quotient.
- 7/5 divided by 19/40






Happy Holidays! Please work fast! This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the quotient.
- 7/5 divided by 19/40 


-%287%2F5%29÷%2819%2F40%29

Invert the second fraction and change ÷ to ×

-%287%2F5%29×%2840%2F19%29

Cancel the 5 into the 40, making the 5 into a 1 
and the 40 into an 8

-%287%2F1%29×%288%2F19%29

Multiply numerators and denominators:

-56%2F19

Edwin