the value of 5/4 / 8/3

Question

find the value of the expression below 

 

5     8

-  /  -

4     3

Answer 1

Ray,

 

If this is the problem: (5/4)/(8/3), then dividing by a fraction is the same thing as multiplying by the fraction's reciprocal (turn it upside down).

 

(5/4)/(8/3) = (5/4)*(3/8) = 15/32