Answer
$\dfrac{2}{5}$
Work Step by Step
Rewrite this fraction as a division problem:
$\dfrac{2}{x + y} \div \frac{5}{x + y}$
To divide one fraction by another, multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:
$=\dfrac{2}{x + y} \times \dfrac{x + y}{5}$
Multiply numerator with numerator and denominator with denominator:
$=\dfrac{2(x + y)}{5(x + y)}$
Cancel common terms in the numerator and denominator:
$=\dfrac{2}{5}$
