Question

Divide 40x/64y by 5x/8y.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer option is C. 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are to divide $\frac { 4 0 x } { 6 4 y }$ by $\frac { 5 x } { 8 y }$.

Rewriting them as a fraction in whole:

$\frac { \frac { 4 0 x } { 6 4 y } } {\frac { 5 x } { 8 y } }$

Changing the division into multiplication by taking the reciprocal of the fraction in the denominator to get:

$\frac { 4 0 x } { 6 4 y }$ × $\frac{8y}{5x}$

Cancelling out the like terms to get:

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