Mr. Tom is teaching his class about fraction division using the reciprocal method. He wrote the following problem on the board and asked his students to solve it.
Which of the following students correctly completes this operation?
Terry: \(\frac{7}{5} \div \frac{2}{5} = \frac{7}{5} \times \frac{5}{2} = \frac{35}{10} = \frac{7}{2}\)
George: \(\frac{7}{5} \div \frac{2}{5} = \frac{7 \;+\; 2}{5 \;+ \;5} = \frac{9}{10}\)
Sabrina: \(\frac{7}{5} \div \frac{2}{5} = \frac{7\;+\;2}{5} = \frac{9}{5}\)
Sammy: \(\frac{7}{5} \div \frac{2}{5} = \frac{7\; \cdot \;2}{5\; \cdot \;5}= \frac{14}{25}\)
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