SOLUTION: Perform the indicated operations and reduce the answer to lowest terms 5/8 divided by 15/4

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Question 1061486: Perform the indicated operations and reduce the answer to lowest terms
5/8 divided by 15/4
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perform the indicated operations and reduce the answer to lowest terms
5/8 divided by 15/4
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(5/8)/(15/4)
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Multiply numerator and denominator by 4/15 to get:
(5/8)(4/15) / 1
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Evaluate::
Ans: 20/120
Simiplify::
= 2/12
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= 1/6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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