Question

How do you simplify `5/16div3/10`?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

First, rewrite this problem as:

`(color(red)(5)/color(green)(16))/(color(blue)(3)/color(orange)(10))`

Now, use this rule for dividing equations:

`(color(red)(a)/color(green)(b))/(color(blue)(c)/color(orange)(d)) = (color(red)(a) xx color(orange)(d))/(color(green)(b) xx color(blue)(c))`

`(color(red)(5)/color(green)(16))/(color(blue)(3)/color(orange)(10)) = (color(red)(5) xx color(orange)(10))/(color(green)(16) xx color(blue)(3)) = 50/48 = (2 xx 25)/(2 xx 24) = (cancel(2) xx 25)/(cancel(2) xx 24) =`

`25/24`