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What is 2/5 ÷ 4/7 equal to?A. 7/5B.7/10c.10/7D.5/7

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Answer:

B. 7/10

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the expression:


(2)/(5)/(4)/(7)

We change the division sign to multiplication and take the reciprocal of the fraction after the division sign.


\begin{gathered} =(2)/(5)*(7)/(4) \\ =(1)/(5)*(7)/(2) \\ =(7)/(10) \end{gathered}

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