Division of fractions 12/15 divided by 1/5

2 answers:

8 0

Their a method call Kcf you keep 12/15 and change the division into multiple and filp 1/5 then you end up with 12/15 x 5/1 and multiple across which is 60/15 = 4 hope this helps

zimovet [89]3 years ago

4 0

12/15÷1/5

when dividing fractions, all you have to do is multiply the first number by the second number's reciprocal
(reciprocal is denominator over numerator)

12/15÷1/5
12/15×5/1

remember when multiplying fractions it's the the two numerators multiplied together over the two denominators multiplied

12/15×5/1
60/15
4

The answer is 4

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