How do you simplify \frac { \frac { 2} { 5} } { \frac { 1} { 2} }?

3 Answers
May 1, 2018

See explanation.

Explanation:

A quotient of 2 numbers can be written as a product of the first number and the reciprocal of the second:

a-:b=axx1/b

Here we have:

2/5 -: color(red)(1/2)=2/5xx color(red)(2/1)=4/5

May 1, 2018

4/5

Explanation:

In this kind of division, there's a specific formulae to calculate it.
You need to separate it into 4 parts, where for example :
2 = a, 5 = b, 1 = c, 2 = d

Apply the formulae ad -: cb

2*2-:5*1
4/5

May 1, 2018

4/5

Explanation:

(2/5)/(1/2)

rArr 2/5 xx 2/1

( when denominator is changed to its reciprocal form )

rArr 4/5

Hope this helps :)