Question

5÷ 1/2=there are halves in one wholethere are halves in 5 wholes 5 is 1/2 of what number?

Answer 1

There are 10 halves in 5 wholes

and

5 is 1/2 of 10

there are 2 halves in one whole

`5\text{ }/\text{ }(1)/(2)=10`

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the operation;

`5\text{ }/\text{ }(1)/(2)`

To solve;

`5\text{ }/(1)/(2)=5*(2)/(1)=(5*2)/(1)=(10)/(1)=10`

Therefore;

`5\text{ }/\text{ }(1)/(2)=10`

There are 10 halves in 5 wholes

and

5 is 1/2 of 10

there are 2 halves in one whole