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A zoo has to male lions. one sixth of the lions are male lions.how many lions are there in the zoo?

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Well, this just shows how to divide fractions. (Not correct)

2 ÷ by 6 = 2 sixths To solve you flip the reciprocal (6 over 1) to 1 over 6 then you multiply across.

2 x 1 = 2
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1 x 6= 6 (flipped the 6 over 1 to 1 over 6 then multiplied across)





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