Evaluate 5/2 ÷ 7/4 and simplify your answer completely.

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To evaluate \( \frac{5}{2} \div \frac{7}{4} \), we can use the rule that dividing by a fraction is equivalent to multiplying by its reciprocal. Therefore, we can rewrite the expression as:

\[ \frac{5}{2} \times \frac{4}{7} \]

Next, we multiply the numerators and the denominators:

\[ \frac{5 \times 4}{2 \times 7} = \frac{20}{14} \]

Now we need to simplify \( \frac{20}{14} \). To do this, we find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 20 and 14, which is 2.

Now divide the numerator and the denominator by 2:

\[ \frac{20 \div 2}{14 \div 2} = \frac{10}{7} \]

Thus, the simplified answer is

\[ \boxed{\frac{10}{7}} \]