Math Expression: Divide Fractions Practice

Divide ³/₅ with ²/₇. Give the answer in the simplest form.

Step 1

Let's write down these fractions:

$Divide fractions, 3/5 with 2/7$
Step 2

To solve this, we change the division to multiplication. We can do so provided that we also change the divisor to its reciprocal.
Step 3

After the change, we can just multiply the fractions together.

$Multiply the fractions, 3/5 with 7/2$
Step 4

Here, we have the resulting fraction as 2 ¹/₁₀. Clearly, the answer is B.