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What's 80 1/2 divided by 2/5

User Miichi
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80.5 ÷ 0.4 = 201.25
Or
80 ½ ÷ 2/5 = 201 ¼
You can convert it to decimal form and do long division which I find slightly faster or multiply by the reciprocal. Your choice
User Iyanna
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80(1)/(2):(2)/(5)=(80\cdot2+1)/(2):(2)/(5)=(161)/(2)\cdot(5)/(2)=(805)/(4)=(804+1)/(4)=(804)/(4)+(1)/(4)=\boxed{201(1)/(4)}
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