How do you evaluate #\frac { 2} { 5} \div \frac { 3} { 4} #?

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Ayush S.
May 13, 2018

pretty easy, just read it properly
it says #2/5 -:3/4# , you can read it as #2/5# "divided by" #3/4#
now if you know basic maths you know that division is exact "reciprocal"(or inverse) of multiplication
#:.# #2/5# "divided by" #3/4# becomes #2/5# "multiplied by" #4/3#
or #2/5xx4/3 i.e 8/15#

mathematically,
#2/5 -:3/4=(2/5)/(3/4)=2/5*4/3=8/15#

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