Question

8/10 dividing by 4:6

Answer 1

If you would like to divide 8/10 by 4/6, you can calculate this using the following steps:

8/10 / 4/6 = 8/10 * 6/4 = (8 * 6) / (10 * 4) = 6/5 = 1 1/5

The correct result would be 6/5 or 1 1/5.

Answer 2

8/10 divide by 4:6

1) convert the ratio into fraction. 4:6 is 4/6
2) 8/10 divide by 4/6
2a) get the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction, 4/6.
reciprocal of 4/6 is 6/4
2b) multiply the 1st fraction to the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction
8/10 * 6/4 = (8 * 6) / (10 * 4) = 48 / 40
2c) simplify the resulting fraction:
48 / 40 can be divided by 8. (48 / 8) / (48 / 8) = 6/5
6/5 is simplified fraction of 48/40