SOLUTION: 4/9 divided by 5/9

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Question 686026: 4/9 divided by 5/9
Answer by sp75(12) About Me  (Show Source):
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Anytime you are dividing two fractions, all you are doing is multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal(make the top the bottom and the bottom the top) of the second.
so 4/9 divided by 5/9 is the same as
4/9 * 9/5 = 4/5