Question

On multiplying 2/5 with the reciprocal of 3/5 we get?

Answer 1

Answer:2/3

hope it helps you as 2/5 multiply by 5/3 5and 5 get cancelled so 2/3 multiply by 1 =2/3

Answer 2

The answer will be 2/3

Given:

Two fractions: 2/5 & 3/5

Find:

The product of 2/5 with the reciprocal of 3/5

Solution:

• The reciprocal of 3/5 is given by 5/3
• In the multiplication, of fractions, we have a product of the numerator of each fraction in the numerator and the product of denominators of each fraction in the denominator.
• $\frac{x}{y}$ ×$\frac{a}{b}$ = $\frac{xa}{yb}$
• similarly,
• $\frac{2}{5}$×$\frac{5}{3}$ = $\frac{2*5}{5*3}$ = $\frac{10}{15}$ = 2/3
• Hence the answer is 2/3

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