why does dividing by 5 by a decimal less than 1 give a quotient greater than 5

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Rhoda32 Rhoda32

17-03-2015
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why does dividing by 5 by a decimal less than 1 give a quotient greater than 5

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AL2006 AL2006 · Answer 1 · 2015-03-17T03:40:25+01:00

AL2006 AL2006

17-03-2015

Because dividing 5 by something means "how many times
can that 'something' fit into 5 ?

If the 'something' is less than ' 1 ', then of course it can fit into 5
more than 5 times.

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