Evaluate 5/2÷7/4

and simplify your answer completely.

1 answer

To evaluate the expression 52÷74, we can rewrite the division of fractions as multiplication by the reciprocal.

So, we have:

52÷74=52×47

Next, we multiply the numerators and the denominators:

5×42×7=2014

Now, we need to simplify 2014. We can find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 20 and 14, which is 2.

Now we divide the numerator and denominator by their GCD:

20÷214÷2=107

Thus, the simplified answer is:

107