How do you simplify $\frac{1}{4} \div \frac{3}{5}$ $1/4 div 3/5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-12T18:57:56

Flip the $\frac{3}{5}$ $3/5$ then turn the division sign into a multiplication sign.

$\frac{1}{4} \div \frac{3}{5}$ $1/4 ÷ 3/5$ turns into $\frac{1}{4} \cdot \frac{5}{3}$ $1/4*5/3$

Then multiply the top numbers by each other and the bottom numbers by each other.

Getting: $\frac{5}{12}$ $5/12$

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