Use repeated subtraction to divide.1÷1/5

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1 - 1/5 = 5/5 - 1/5 = 4/5

4/5 - 1/5 = 3/5

3/5 - 1/5 = 2/5

2/5 - 1/5 = 1/5

1/5 - 1/5 = 0

We can subtract 1/5 from 1 a total of 5 times, so 1 ÷ 1/5 = 5.

JNevens answered Apr 29, 2019

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