What is (4 1/3) / (2 3/5) ? Express the answer in simplest form.

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igreen · Answer

Convert them into improper fractions.

igreen · Answer

Do you know how to do that?

anonymous · Answer

yes

igreen · Answer

Okay, tell me what you come up with.

anonymous · Answer

13/3 and 13/5

igreen · Answer

Yes, now when dividing fractions, we flip the fraction we're dividing by and multiply.

$\sf\dfrac{13}{3} \div \dfrac{13}{5} \rightarrow \dfrac{13}{3} \times \dfrac{5}{13}$

igreen · Answer

Can you multiply those two fractions together?

anonymous · Answer

i know that way, its kcf   *keep, change, flip*

igreen · Answer

Oh, for a second there I thought you meant Kentucky Fried Chicken

anonymous · Answer

13 * 5 is 65.   3 / 13  39

igreen · Answer

3 * 13 is 39, yes

igreen · Answer

So we have:

$\sf \dfrac{65}{39}$

That's our answer, unless it wants it in mixed number form.

anonymous · Answer

then now all i have to do is break it down to the simplest form?

anonymous · Answer

i broke it down, and the answer i got is 1 6/10   im going to break it down more and say 1 3/5   thats the lowest i can get,   thanks for the help

igreen · Answer

Not quite

igreen · Answer

1 3/5 is incorrect

anonymous · Answer

?   then i did 69/39  it gave me 1.666    then i rounded it to 1 and 6/10    it asked to be in simplest form,so then i divided by 2, for 1 and 3/5, i cant break it down anymore, so what do i do now?