Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.3 The Rational Numbers - Exercise Set 5.3 - Page 284: 2

Answer

$\dfrac{2}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Reduce to lowest terms by factoring the numerator and the denominator and then cancelling common factors: $\require{cancel}=\dfrac{2(9)}{5(9)} \\=\dfrac{2\cancel{(9)}}{5\cancel{(9)}} \\=\dfrac{2}{5}$
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