Question

use the equation 2 1/2 divided by 1/8=20 to determine 2 1/2 divide by 5/8 show or explain your thinking

Answer 1

EXPLANATION :

From the problem, we have :

$2\frac{1}{2}\div\frac{1}{8}=20$

And we need to find :

$2\frac{1}{2}\div\frac{5}{8}=?$

We can say that the divisor 5/8 is 5 times 1/8

So 2 1/2 will be divided by 5 more.

So the quotient from the given which is 20 will be divided by another 5.

So that will be :

$20\div5=4$

ANSWER :

The answer is 4