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Question

Perform the indicated operation and, if possible, simplify. Please show all of your work. Write your final answer exactly as a fraction in lowest terms.
24/55 / 39/40

Answer 1

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Interchange the top and bottom of 39/40 and multiply out the terms to get..

(24/55) * (40/39) = 64/143

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Answer 2

24/55 ÷ 39/40 = 24/55 × 40/39 = (24 ×40)/(55 × 39) = (3 × 8 × 5 × 8)/(5 × 11 × 3 ×13)
Drop the common 3 and 5: (8 × 8)/(11 × 13) = 64/143

Answer 3

(24/55)(40/39) = 64/143