SOLUTION: Could you show me the process of simplifying this fraction? - 13/18 divided by 20/27. This is really confusing to me.

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Question 550358: Could you show me the process of simplifying this fraction? - 13/18 divided by 20/27. This is really confusing to me.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Could you show me the process of simplifying this fraction?
- 13/18 divided by 20/27
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[-13/18] / [20/27]
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Multiply numerator and denominator by 27/20
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= [-13/18]
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= [-13*27]/[18*20]
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Divide the numerator and the denominator by 9 to get:
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= [-13*3]/[2*20]
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= -39/40
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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