Question

How does 1 divided by 0.05 =20?

Answer 1

`0.05 = 1/20`
When you divide a number by a fraction, you multiply that number by the reciprocal of the fraction (1 divided by the fraction or flipping the fraction).
`1/(1/20)`
`=1*(20/1)`
`=20`

`1` divided by `0.05` can be written as the following fraction:
`1/0.05`
Multiplying the numerator and denominator by `100`, we get:
`(1*100)/(0.05*100)`
`=100/5`
`=20`