Question

explain or show how you could find 5 / 1/2 1/3 I mean explain or show how you could find 1 / 1/3 by using the value of x 3 if needed use this diagram to support your reasoning

Answer 1

we can see that 5 divided by 1/3 can be pictured as a rectagule divided is 3 parts (red lines). This rectagle was previously divided in 5 parts (black lines). Hence,

`\begin{gathered} 5\text{ divided by }(1)/(3)\text{ is equal to 15 parts. In other words} \\ (5)/((1)/(3))=((5)/(1))/((1)/(3))=(5\cdot3)/(1\cdot1)=(15)/(1)=15 \end{gathered}`

In which we used the "sandwich law"