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PLEASE ANSWER! I AM GIVING OUT LOTS OF POINTS! IM DESPERATE! Alyssa claims that dividing by 4/5 is he same thing as multiplying by 5 then dividing by 4. Is she correc Explain why or why not. Show your
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PLEASE ANSWER! I AM GIVING OUT LOTS OF POINTS! IM DESPERATE! Alyssa claims that dividing by 4/5 is he same thing as multiplying by 5 then dividing by 4. Is she correc Explain why or why not. Show your work.

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No, she is NOT correct because for example, if 20 is multiplied by 4/5 then it first has to be multiplied by 4 then divided by 5 (even though you can use cross multiplying) EX: 20×4=80/5=16
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