why not just say :
(5/28) ÷ (1/7
= (5/28)(7/1)
= 5/4 or 1 1/4
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again "8start fraction 2 over 5 end fraction ÷ 2start fraction 5 over 8 end fraction" ???
why not just say
8(2/5) ÷ 2(5/8)
= 16/5 ÷2(5/8)
= 8/5(5/8) according to the order of operation
= 1 , not one of the choices, so you must have meant something different
Use brackets and my notation to restate the question
Find the quotient.
five over twenty-eight ÷ one over seven
A. 1one quarter
B. four fifths
C. five over one hundred ninety-six
Find the quotient.
8start fraction 2 over 5 end fraction ÷ 2start fraction 5 over 8 end fraction
A. 3 and one-fifth
B. 4 and one-fourth
C. 11start fraction 1 over 40 end fraction
D. 22start fraction 1 over 20 end fractionD. four over twenty-one
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maybe you meant
8(2/5) ÷ 2(5/8)
(16/5) ÷ (5/4)
(16/5)(4/5)
64/25 or
Apparently not. So, it must have been
8 2/5 ÷ 2 5/8
(42/5) ÷ (21/8)
(42/5)(8/21)
16/5 = 3 1/5
so, (A)
8(2/5) ÷ 2(5/8)
(16/5) ÷ (5/4)
(16/5)(4/5)
64/25 or
Apparently not. So, it must have been
8 2/5 ÷ 2 5/8
(42/5) ÷ (21/8)
(42/5)(8/21)
16/5 = 3 1/5
so, (A)
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