5/8 ÷ 3/4 It can be written as = 5/8 × 4/3 = ( 5 × 4)/(8 × 3) So we get = 20/24 Here the HCF of 20 and 24 is 4 So by divid ...

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Triplicate Ratio

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Question

Simplify:
$- 5 / 8 \div 3 / 4$

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Solution

$- 5 / 8 \div 3 / 4$
It can be written as
$= - 5 / 8 \times 4 / 3$
$= (- 5 \times 4) / (8 \times 3)$
So we get
$= - 20 / 24$
Here the HCF of $20$ and $24$ is $4$
So by dividing both numerator and denominator by $4$
$= (- 20 \div 4) / (24 \div 4)$
$= - 5 / 6$

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