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Question
Divide the following:
`4/3 ÷ 5/9`
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Solution
`4/3 ÷ 5/9 = 4/3 xx 9/5 ...["Reciprocal of" 5/9 "is" 9/5]`
2
`15")"overline36`
30
6
= `36/15`
= `2 6/15`
= `2 2/5`
`4/3 ÷ 5/9 = 2 2/5`
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