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5/8 divided by 3/10. Can the answer be a fraction in simplest form.

5/8 divided by 3/10. Can the answer be a fraction in simplest form.

Answer:2 and 1/12Step-by-step explanation:In this problem, we have 5/8 divided by 3/10. Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. In other words, we can change the division sign to multiplication and flip the second fraction.5/8 ÷ 3/10 can be rewritten as 5/8 × 10/3Now, we are simply just multiplying fractions. To multiply fractions, we multiply across the numerators and multiply across the denominators.50/24 can be reduced by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2 and we will get 25/12.25/12 can be written as a mixed number. We can write an improper fraction as a mixed by dividing the denominator into the numerator.Image provided.Therefore, 5/8 ÷ 3/10 = 2 and 1/12....

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