what is 5/2 divided by 5/8 in simplest form

Question

I want to divide candy for friends.

Answer 1

The best shortcut for dividing a fraction by another fraction is the old "keep-change-flip" trick:

 

keep the first fraction as is

change the division sign to multiplication

flip the second fraction to its reciprocal

 

So in this case your equation becomes 5/2 x 8/5, which equals

 

40/10, which simplifies to 4.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Matt in New York