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Divide 7/24 by 35/48 and reduce the quotient to the lowest fraction
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Divide 7/24 by 35/48 and reduce the quotient to the lowest fraction

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(7)/(24) ÷
(35)/(48)
Multiply
(7)/(24) by the reciprocal of
(35)/(48), which is
(48)/(35)

=
(7)/(24) ×
(48)/(35)
=
(336)/(840)

We can simplify it further:
The greatest common factor here is 168

(336/168)/(840/168)

=
(2)/(5)
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