Question

How would I show 2/5 as a division problem? Please explain using complete sentences.

Answer 1

There are many ways to show it like-

Explanation:

2/5 as it’s already shown, or you can use 2 divide by 5, many people use 2[5] that’s the ways they showed my in my school idk if its different for you

Answer 2

2 ÷ 5 = 0.4

2/5 = 0.4

20/50 = 0.4

2 out of 5 = 0.4

The problem should be : look at the explanation below:

Explanation:

⅖ should be expressed as 2 ÷ 5

Example 1:

Question:

I have 2 apples, I share each apple to five people, how should I cut the apple.

Answer: Cut each apple into five pieces and each person gets ⅖ piece.