1/4 dived by 5/8
To divide fractions, you need to multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.
First, find the reciprocal of the second fraction by swapping the numerator and the denominator:
Reciprocal of 5/8 = 8/5.
Now multiply the first fraction with the reciprocal of the second fraction:
1/4 * 8/5 = (1 * 8)/(4 * 5) = 8/20 = 2/5.
So, 1/4 divided by 5/8 is equal to 2/5.
To divide fractions, you need to follow these steps:
1. Take the reciprocal of the second fraction. In this case, the reciprocal of 5/8 is 8/5.
2. Multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. In this case, we have (1/4) * (8/5).
To multiply fractions, simply multiply the numerators together to get the new numerator and multiply the denominators together to get the new denominator.
(1/4) * (8/5) = (1 * 8) / (4 * 5) = 8/20.
Finally, simplify the resulting fraction if possible. In this case, both 8 and 20 can be divided by 4, so the final answer is 2/5.
double check
Sure, let's double-check the solution:
To divide fractions, you multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.
The reciprocal of 5/8 is 8/5.
Now, multiply 1/4 by 8/5:
(1/4) * (8/5) = (1 * 8) / (4 * 5) = 8/20.
To simplify, you can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4.
8/20 simplifies to 2/5.
Therefore, after double-checking, we can confirm that 1/4 divided by 5/8 is indeed equal to 2/5.