Dividing Fractions Practice

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Question 1
Divide 3/5 with 2/7. Give the answer in the simplest form.


Answer

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A. 1 1/5
B. 2 1/10
C. 3 1/15
D. 4 1/20
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Step by Step Solution 

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Step 1
Let's write down these fractions:
Divide fractions, 3/5 with 2/7

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Step 2
To solve this, we change the division to multiplication. We can do so provided that we also change the divisor to its reciprocal.
change the division to multiplication

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Step 3
After the change, we can just multiply the fractions together.
Multiply the fractions, 3/5 with 7/2

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Step 4
Here, we have the resulting fraction as 2 1/10. Clearly, the answer is B.


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