Which number would divide the numerator and the denominator of the firstfraction to yield the second fraction?

Mark Swardstrom asked Jan 19, 2023

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$Which number would divide the numerator and the denominator of the firstfraction to-example-1$

Mark Swardstrom asked Jan 19, 2023

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Let the fraction to be divided be x.

$\begin{gathered} (10)/(12)/ x=(5)/(6) \\ \text{Cross multiplying,} \\ x=(5)/(6)*(12)/(10)=(2)/(2) \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the fractional number which divide the first fraction is 2/2.

SulNR answered Jan 26, 2023

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