To divide by a fraction, you multiply with its reciprocal.
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∙ 10y ago5 5/8 divided by 5 = 5.625/5 = 1.125 = 1 1/8 (one and one-eighth)
If you mean 2 and 1/8 divided by 1/5 then the answer is 10.625
The answer is 2 and 5/6
Lets see... 1/8 is .125 ... so 5 divided by .125 is 40.
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One forth is twice as large as one eighth. One forth divided by two is one eighth, and one eighth times two is one forth.
How many eighths in 1 (that is, one whole)? And how many eighths will you have if you add one more eighth to those? And what's that number divided by 9? You can do this.
3 divided by 1/8 is 24
1/4 divided by 1/8=2