How to solve 2/3 / (8/5)

1. Factor the equation (x + 2)(x + 3) = 0. 2. Set each factor equal to zero: x + 2 = 0 and x + 3 = 0. 3. Solve for x: x = -2 and x = -3.

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$$\frac{2}{3}\div\frac{8}{5}$$

$\frac{5}{12}\approx 0.416666667$

Divide $\frac{2}{3}$ by $\frac{8}{5}$ by multiplying $\frac{2}{3}$ by the reciprocal of $\frac{8}{5}$.

$$\frac{2}{3}\times \frac{5}{8}$$

Multiply $\frac{2}{3}$ times $\frac{5}{8}$ by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{2\times 5}{3\times 8}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction $\frac{2\times 5}{3\times 8}$.

$$\frac{10}{24}$$

Reduce the fraction $\frac{10}{24}$ to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out $2$.

$$\frac{5}{12}$$

$\frac{5}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 3} = 0.4166666666666667$