Solve 8/5/frac{2{25}-5/16}=3

$$\frac{ \frac{ 8 }{ 5 } }{ \frac{ 2 }{ 25 } - \frac{ 5 }{ 16 } } =3$$

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Solution Steps

Least common multiple of 25 and 16 is 400. Convert \frac{2}{25} and \frac{5}{16} to fractions with denominator 400.

$$\frac{\frac{8}{5}}{\frac{32}{400}-\frac{125}{400}}=3$$

Since \frac{32}{400} and \frac{125}{400} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{8}{5}}{\frac{32-125}{400}}=3$$

Subtract 125 from 32 to get -93.

$$\frac{\frac{8}{5}}{-\frac{93}{400}}=3$$

Divide \frac{8}{5} by -\frac{93}{400} by multiplying \frac{8}{5} by the reciprocal of -\frac{93}{400}.

$$\frac{8}{5}\left(-\frac{400}{93}\right)=3$$

Multiply \frac{8}{5} times -\frac{400}{93} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{8\left(-400\right)}{5\times 93}=3$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{8\left(-400\right)}{5\times 93}.

$$\frac{-3200}{465}=3$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-3200}{465} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$-\frac{640}{93}=3$$

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{279}{93}.

$$-\frac{640}{93}=\frac{279}{93}$$

Compare -\frac{640}{93} and \frac{279}{93}.

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