What is 4 divided by 2/5?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   4 = 4/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   4/1 ÷ 2/5 = 4/1 × 5/2
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (4 × 5)/(1 × 2) = 20/2
4. Simplify
   Divide the top and bottom by 2: 20/2 = 10

Check: 10 × 2/5 = 4 ✓

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