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Brent divided 3 1/5 by a number and got 4 1/2. What number did he divide by?

Brent divided 3 1/5 by a number and got 4 1/2. What number did he divide by?
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Brent divided 3 1/5 by a number and got 4 1/2. What number did he divide by?

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(3 (1)/(5) )/(x) = 4 (1)/( \: 2) \: or ( (16)/(5) )/(x) = (9)/(2) so \\ x = ( (16)/(5) )/( (9)/(2) ) = (16)/(5) * (2)/(9) = (32)/(45)
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(32)/(45)
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