SOLUTION: I need help dividing fractions with whole numbers. I know how to divide fractions when they are combined with whole number ex: 3 3/5 divided by 5/8 but I do not know how to divide

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Question 49760: I need help dividing fractions with whole numbers. I know how to divide fractions when they are combined with whole number ex: 3 3/5 divided by 5/8 but I do not know how to divide 3/5 by 5.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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(3/5)/5 or (3/5)/(5/1) or now we invert the denominator [5/1 becomes 1/5] and multiply the 2 fractions thus (3/5)*(1/5) or 3/25