Question

Brenda+said+that+5/2+divided+by+1/4+equals+10.+how+do+you+know+without+dividing+whether+brenda's+statement+is+reasonable?+justify+your+answer+by+showing+how+to+find+quotient

Answer 1

Brenda would be correct, another way to find the answer would be to use the keep change flip method. Where you keep 5/2 change division to multiplication then flip 4/1. The equation would then be 5/2 * 4/1 then you just multiply straight across 5*4 = 20 and 2*1 equals 2. You end up with 20/2 which reduces to 10