What is 2/5 divided by 2?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   2 = 2/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   2/5 ÷ 2/1 = 2/5 × 1/2
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (2 × 1)/(5 × 2) = 2/10
4. Simplify
   Divide the top and bottom by 2: 2/10 = 1/5

Check: 1/5 × 2 = 2/5 ✓

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