Solve 72/10div9/10=8/10

$$\frac { 72 } { 10 } \div \frac { 9 } { 10 } = \frac { 8 } { 10 }$$

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Solution Steps

Divide \frac{72}{10} by \frac{9}{10} by multiplying \frac{72}{10} by the reciprocal of \frac{9}{10}.

$$\frac{72\times 10}{10\times 9}=\frac{8}{10}$$

Cancel out 2\times 5\times 9 in both numerator and denominator.

$$2\times 4=\frac{8}{10}$$

Multiply 2 and 4 to get 8.

$$8=\frac{8}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$8=\frac{4}{5}$$

Convert 8 to fraction \frac{40}{5}.

$$\frac{40}{5}=\frac{4}{5}$$

Compare \frac{40}{5} and \frac{4}{5}.

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