Question

What is 5 divided by 5 5/6?

Answer 1

Answer:

6/7.   or 0.857142 repeating

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

$\dfrac{6}{7}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Change the mixed numeral to a fraction.

Step 2: To divide by a fraction, multiply by the reciprocal.

$5 \div 5 \frac{5}{6} =$

$= 5 \div \dfrac{5 \times 6 + 5}{6}$

$= 5 \div \dfrac{35}{6}$

$= \dfrac{5}{1} \times \dfrac{6}{35}$

$= \dfrac{5 \times 6}{1 \times 35}$

$= \dfrac{30}{35}$

$= \dfrac{6}{7}$