Alyssa claims that dividing by 4/5 is the same thing as multipling by 5 then dividing by 4 is she correct ? Exaplain why or why not

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asked Jul 6, 2019 167k views

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LyphTEC · Answer 1 · 2019-07-12T16:34:38+0000

Answer: True, Alyssa is correct that it is the same thing

Explanation:

Division is the opposite of multiplication.

If we take a fraction let’s say 4/3 and divide it by 4/5

Take the reciprocal and change the division sign to multiplication

4/3 x 5/4

(Both the 4 will cancel out)

= 5/3

Thus, it can be deduced that dividing 4/5 is the same as multiplying by 5 and dividing by 4