Question

Use the fact that 2 1/2 divided by 1/8 equals 20 to find 2 1/2 divided by 5/8.

Answer 1

Answer:

The value of the expression is 4.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

We have given that:

$\dfrac{2\dfrac{1}{2} }{\dfrac{1}{8} } =20$

Now we need to find the value of:

$\dfrac{2\dfrac{1}{2} }{\dfrac{5}{8} } =?$

Consider the provided fact:

$\dfrac{2\dfrac{1}{2} }{\dfrac{1}{8} } =20$

Multiply $\frac{1}{5}$ both sides.

$\dfrac{1}{5}\times \dfrac{2\dfrac{1}{2} }{\dfrac{1}{8} } =20\times\dfrac{1}{5}$

$\dfrac{1\times2\dfrac{1}{2} }{5\times\dfrac{1}{8} } =20\times\dfrac{1}{5}$

$\dfrac{2\dfrac{1}{2} }{\dfrac{5}{8} } =4$

Hence, the value of the expression is 4.