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Need to know how to get the answer in reduced form.

Need to know how to get the answer in reduced form.-example-1

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Step-by-step explanation

We must solve this divition and write it in reduce form:


(7)/(18)/(9)/(2)=

Remember that dividing by a fraction is equivalent to multiplying its inverse:


(7)/(18)/(9)/(2)=(7)/(18)\cdot(2)/(9)

Now we can multiply both numerators and denominators separately:


(7)/(18)\cdot(2)/(9)=(7\cdot2)/(18\cdot9)=(14)/(162)

We can simplify that fraction. We can divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2:


(14/2)/(162/2)=(7)/(81)

7/81 can't be simplified since 7 is a prime number so this is a fraction in reduced form.

Answer

Then the answer is:


(7)/(81)

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