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  • 08-10-2018
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How do you find the answer to 8/10 divided by 1/5

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nap14hockey
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  • 08-10-2018

When fractions are divided by each other, you're really multiplying by the "multiplicative inverse". This is the fraction, but flipped.


[tex]\frac{8}{10} \div \frac{1}{5} = \frac{8}{10} \times \frac{5}{1} \\\\So\\\frac{8}{10} \times \frac{5}{1} = \frac{40}{10} = 4[/tex]

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legitnick16 legitnick16
  • 08-10-2018
1/5 x 2 to get 2/10 so now they have common denominators and 8 divides by 2 is 4 so your answer is 4
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