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What is 1/8 divided by 5/7

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it becomes 7/40. To get it, you have to put 1/8 times 5/7. Then, flip the second fraction, (5/7), so that it becomes 7/5. Multiply 1/8 and 7/5, to get 7/40. You call this "reciprocal".
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