Question

Without dividing, do you expect five-eighths divided by one-sixteenth to be greater than or less than 1? Explain.

Answer 1

Remember if you're dividing a fraction by a fraction, the denominator (the number of bottom) of the bottom fraction gets flipped up to the very top

\[ \frac{\frac{5}{8}}{\frac{1}{16}} = \frac{5}{8} \frac{16}{1} \]

And then if the numerator is bigger than the denominator the fraction is greater than 1

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Follow?

Answer 2

that means that it would be greater than 1 right?

Answer 3

yah! :D

Answer 4

thanks

Answer 5

my pleasure