It is an Improper Fraction 7/5 should be written as 1 2/5 or one and two-fifths
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Dividing by a fraction is equivalent to multiplying by its reciprocal. A reciprocal fraction is effectively "turning it upside-down". So, to divide by a faction, you should do as stated; turn the fraction upside-down and multiply.
29 divided by ten thirds is 8.7. This is because when you have a fraction divided by a fraction, you multiply the top fraction by the bottom fraction flipped upside down (aka the reciprocal). So, you can think of 29 as 29/1 and then multiply it by 3/10. This is 8.7.
Just flip the fraction upside down and multiply
turn the fraction upside down and multiplyConvert the mixed number to an improper fraction and multiply it by the reciprocal of the fraction.