Which division problem is equivalent to 2/5?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-30T16:39:37

#2.5# is the same as #2 -: 5#

Answer 2 · 2016-12-30T16:46:58

#2 div 5 = 2/5#

Students often do not realise what fractions actually are and what size number they represent.

In this case the answer is #2/5# and the question is how do we get to such an answer?

Well, the answer is the question and the question is the answer.

Another way of writing:

2 divided by 5 or #" "2 div#, is as the fraction #2/5#

If 2 apples are shared by 5 friends, they will each get #2/5# of an apple.

Let's add all the parts together and check:

#2/5 +2/5+2/5+2/5+2/5#

#=10/5#

#=2#

Another way to show this would be to write 2 with a numerator divisible by 5.

#2/1 xx 5/5 = 10/5#

Now we can divide by 5 easily:

#10/5 div 5/1 = 2/5#