Question

Doreen solved the following problem:

1/6 divided by 5 = 30
Show how to use multiplication to check Doreen's answer

Answer 1

you can do 5 x 1\6 using 5 models and shading in 1\6 per model

Answer 2

There's a easyer way to do this just like this you keep 1/6 then you change the division into multiplication and then seance you put the five which a 1 on the bottom like this 5/1 you flip it and it's 1/5 this strategy is called keep change flip so you keep 1/6 change division into multiplication and you flip 5/1 into 1/5 so it will end up like this 1/6x1/5=1/30