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5/12 ÷ 3/10 in simplest form

User Marw
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(5)/(12) / (3)/(10)
the only way to simplify is to do the division so,


(5)/(12) * (10)/(3)
then


(5)/(6) * (5)/(3)
User Isma
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\bf \cfrac{5}{12}/ \cfrac{3}{10}\implies \cfrac{5}{12}\cdot \cfrac{10}{3}\implies \cfrac{10}{12}\cdot \cfrac{5}{3}\implies \cfrac{5}{6}\cdot \cfrac{5}{3}\implies \cfrac{25}{18}

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