Simplify (y9/8)/(y5/8)

$\frac{y \frac{9}{8}}{y \frac{5}{8}}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $y$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{y \frac{9}{8}}{y \frac{5}{8}}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{\frac{9}{8}}{\frac{5}{8}}$

Step 2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$\frac{9}{8} \cdot \frac{8}{5}$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of $8$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{9}{8} \cdot \frac{8}{5}$

Rewrite the expression.

$9 (\frac{1}{5})$

Step 4

Combine $9$ and $\frac{1}{5}$ .

$\frac{9}{5}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{9}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$1.8$

Mixed Number Form:

$1 \frac{4}{5}$