SOLUTION: i need to find the quotient of 2/3 and 4/15

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Question 255618: i need to find the quotient of 2/3 and 4/15
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, drk:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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i need to find the quotient of 2/3 and 4/15
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(2/3)/(4/15)
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Invert the denominator and multiply to get:
(2/3)*(15/4)
Cancel where you can:
(1/1)*(5/2)
= (5/2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here is the problem:
2%2F3 / 4%2F15
Multiply the top fraction by the flip of the bottom fraction to get
2%2F3+%2A+15%2F4
and we get
30%2F12
and reducing, we get
5%2F2