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Equavalent expression to (1/3) divided by 4/5

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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

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