Evaluate 5/6 ÷ 10/9.

Simplification & Approximation · Question 27 of 71

Question 27

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Evaluate $\frac{5}{6} \div \frac{10}{9}$ .

\frac{25}{27}

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\frac{3}{4}

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\frac{27}{25}

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\frac{4}{3}

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

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Dividing by a fraction means multiplying by its reciprocal: $\frac{5}{6} \times \frac{9}{10}$ .
$= \frac{45}{60} = \frac{3}{4}$ .

Worth noting

Multiplying without flipping gives $\frac{50}{54} = \frac{25}{27}$ ; flipping the first fraction instead of the second gives $\frac{4}{3}$ .

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