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1) Which multiplication problem can be used to find the quotient of 1 over 5 ÷ 2A) 5 over 1 × 2B) 5 over 1 × 1 over 2 C) 1 over 5 × 2D) 1 over 5 × 1 over 2

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D) 1 over 5 × 1 over 2

To find the quotient of a fraction divided by another fraction, you can use the following rule:

a over b ÷ c over d = a over b × d over c

This means that you can multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

In this case, 1 over 5 ÷ 2 is the same as 1 over 5 × 1 over 2.

You can check this by simplifying the fractions:1 over 5 × 1 over 2 = 1 over 101 over 5 ÷ 2 = 1 over 10

The other options are incorrect because they do not follow the rule of multiplying by the reciprocal.

A) 5 over 1 × 2 = 10

B) 5 over 1 × 1 over 2 = 5 over 2

C) 1 over 5 × 2 = 2 over 5

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