SOLUTION: 2/5 divided by 16/30

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Question 746413: 2/5 divided by 16/30
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First let's reduce:
%0D%0A%282%2F5%29%2F%2816%2F30%29 becomes %282%2F5%29%2F%288%2F15%29

then we convert to multiplication by inverting the divisor:

%0D%0A%282%2F5%29%2A%2815%2F8%29%0D%0A%0D%0A

or

%0D%0A%282%2A15%29%2F%285%2A8%29%0D%0A

Factor before we multiply...

%0D%0A%0D%0A%281%2A3%29%2A%281%2A4%29%0D%0A
which is 3/4

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