Final answer:
To solve the problem, you multiply the number of bananas by the number of sections per banana. Multiplying 5 bananas by 5 sections per banana gives you 25 sections in total.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student is asking a basic arithmetic question involving division and multiplication: How many \(\frac{1}{5}\) sections are there in 5 bananas?
To solve this, we use simple multiplication. If Paula has 5 bananas and she divides each banana into 5 equal sections, we multiply the number of bananas by the number of sections per banana.
5 bananas \(\times\) 5 sections/banana = 25 sections in total.
Therefore, the answer to the student's question is 25 sections.