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What is 3/8 divided by 4/5​

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The answer you are looking for is 15/32.

To find this answer, you must first find the Least Common Denominator. The least common denominator of these 2 fractions can be found by simply multiplying the 2 given denominators together. 5 * 8 = 40.

Now that you found the LCD, you can start to solve the equation. To get 40 as the denominator for 3/8, you multiply the fraction by 5/5.

3/8 * 5/5 = 15/40.

To get 40 as the denominator for 4/5, you multiply it by 8/8. 4/5 * 8/8 = 32/40.

Finally, you divide 15/40 by 32/40. The denominators cancel out, so the numerator becomes 15 and the denominator now becomes 32.

So your answer is 15/32 (which cannotbe simplified)

I hope this helps!!

User Mani Tajaddini
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15/32 hope this helps
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