SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve these? 2/2a^2 divived by 6/2a 8x/9 divided by (18x)

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Question 255732: Can you please help me solve these?
2/2a^2 divived by 6/2a
8x/9 divided by (18x)
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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2%2F2a%5E2 / 6%2F2a
step 1 - multiply by reciprocal to get
2%2F2a%5E2 * 2a%2F6
step 2 - multiply the top and multiply the bottom to get
4a%2F12a%5E2
step 3 - reduce to get
1%2F%283a%29
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8x%2F9 / 18x
be careful here and rewrite as
8x%2F9 / 18x%2F1
step 1 - multiply by reciprocal to get
8x%2F9 * 1%2F18x
step 2 - multiply the top and multiply the bottom to get
8x%2F162x
step 3 - reduce to get
4%2F81