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User Haruko
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Convert 2 + 3/8 to an improper fraction:

2 + 3/8 = 16/8 + 3/8 = (16 + 3)/8 = 19/8

Then

5 / (2 + 3/8) = 5 / (19/8) = 5 • (8/19) = 40/19

If you want to convert this to a mixed fraction, then

40/19 = (38 + 2)/19 = 38/19 + 2/19 = 2 + 2/19

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