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Answer:
- (1/3)(5/4)
- (5/15)/(12/15)
- 5/12
Explanation:
There are an infinite number of equivalent expressions. A couple of them are ...
(1/3)/(4/5) = (1/3)(5/4) . . . . . division is multiplication by the inverse
(1/3)/(4/5) = (5/15)/(12/15) . . . . converted to common denominators*
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* this latter form is useful in that the ratio is then the ratio of the numerators, 5/12