How do you simplify 4 1/4 div 3 2/5?

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Alan P.
Jun 30, 2016

Convert the components into improper fractions; replace the division by multiplication by the inverse, to get: color(blue)(20)

Explanation:

4 1/4div 3 2/5

color(white)("XXX")=17/4div 17/5

color(white)("XXX")=17/4xx5/17

color(white)("XXX")=4xx5

color(white)("XXX")=20

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