What is the simplified form of the following? 24/25 divided 3/10
To divide fractions, you need to multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.
In this case, the reciprocal of 3/10 is 10/3.
So, (24/25) divided by (3/10) can be simplified as (24/25) multiplied by (10/3).
Next, you can simply multiply the numerators and denominators:
(24 × 10) / (25 × 3)
This simplifies to:
240 / 75
Now, you can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 15:
240 divided by 15 = 16
75 divided by 15 = 5
So, the simplified form of 24/25 divided by 3/10 is 16/5.