Question

What is 7/24 divided by 35/48

Answer 1

If you would like to calculate 7/24 divided by 35/48, you can do this using the following steps:

7/24 / 35/48 = 7/24 * 48/35 = (7 * 48) / (24 * 35) = 2/5 = 0.4

The correct result would be 2/5.

Answer 2

$\dfrac{7}{24}:\dfrac{35}{48}=\dfrac{\not7^1}{\not24_1}\cdot\dfrac{\not48^2}{\not35_5}=\dfrac{1}{1}\cdot\dfrac{2}{5}=1\cdot\dfrac{2}{5}=\boxed{\frac{2}{5}}$