Question

Which is not a step in solving this problem? A. Multiply 1 by 5.B. Change the operation,C. Multiply 5 by 2.D. Find the reciprocal of the divisor.

Answer 1

Given the question

`(1)/(2)/5`

To simplify the expression

`(1)/(2)/5=(1)/(2)*(1)/(5)=(1*1)/(2*5)=(1)/(10)`

We can observe from the solution above that

1. The order of operation needs to be changed

2. We multiplied 5 by 2

3. We had to find the reciprocal of the divisor

Hence Option A is not a step because we did not multiply 1 by 5

Thus Option A is correct