What is 2/3 ÷ 12/19?

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To divide fractions, you can multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

The reciprocal of a fraction is obtained by swapping the numerator and denominator.

So in this case, we have:

2/3 ÷ 12/19 = 2/3 * 19/12

Now we can multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:

(2 * 19) / (3 * 12) = 38/36

The fraction 38/36 can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2:

(38 ÷ 2) / (36 ÷ 2) = 19/18

Therefore, 2/3 ÷ 12/19 is equal to 19/18.