Question

How many 5/8's are in 1?

Answer 1

There are 1.6 5/8 in 1

Answer 2

There are 1.6 5/8's in 1
1.6 is the same as 8/5.

The are 8/5 5/8's in 1

Another way to solve this problem is:
Since we can set it up as:
1/
`(5)/(8)`=8/5
We can also set the problem up as:
5/8*x=1

Then, we can apply the reciprocal rule:
a/b*b/a=1
5/8*8/5=1

The final answer is there are 8/5 5/8's in 1