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

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Well, an easier way than to divide fractions is to multiply the fractions, but to do that, flip the numerator and denominator for the second fraction.
For example, it becomes: 7 48 2
-------- × -------- = --------- (top×top & bottom×bottom)
24 35 5

Answer is: 2/5
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