How do you divide 1/ 3\div 5?

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Anthony R.
Mar 4, 2018

1/5

Explanation:

We can change this division problem by turning it into a multiplication problem:

We can use a method called "Keep, Change, Flip" or KCF.

This is to say that we keep the left fraction as is, change the division sign to a multiplication sign, and take the reciprocal of the right fraction.

Thus

1/3divide5=>1/3times1/5

Note: 5 is really a fraction with a denominator of 1 so it is written as 5/1. It's reciprocal is then 1/5 which simply means that we flip the numerator and denominator.

So...

1/3times1/5=1/15

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