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(2)/(5)÷(8)/(5)=

Evaluate.\newline25÷85= \frac{2}{5} \div \frac{8}{5}=

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Q. Evaluate.\newline25÷85= \frac{2}{5} \div \frac{8}{5}=
  1. Understanding division between fractions: Understand the operation of division between two fractions.\newlineTo divide one fraction by another, you multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. The reciprocal of a fraction is obtained by swapping its numerator and denominator.
  2. Finding the reciprocal of the second fraction: Find the reciprocal of the second fraction.\newlineThe second fraction is (85)(\frac{8}{5}). Its reciprocal is (58)(\frac{5}{8}).
  3. Multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal: Multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.\newlineNow we multiply (25)(\frac{2}{5}) by (58)(\frac{5}{8}).\newline(25)×(58)=2×55×8(\frac{2}{5}) \times (\frac{5}{8}) = \frac{2 \times 5}{5 \times 8}
  4. Performing the multiplication: Perform the multiplication.\newlineNow we multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.\newline(2×5)/(5×8)=10/40(2 \times 5)/(5 \times 8) = 10/40
  5. Simplifying the fraction: Simplify the fraction.\newlineThe fraction 1040\frac{10}{40} can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 1010.\newline1040=10/1040/10=14\frac{10}{40} = \frac{10/10}{40/10} = \frac{1}{4}