Explain what it means to divide 5 by 1/4

20

Step-by-step explanation:

5 can expressed as 5/1

so 5/1 divided by 1/4

flip the 1/4 to be 4/1

the problem will now be 5/1 times 4/1

that equals 20/1 or just 20

1/20

Step-by-step explanation:

To divide a whole number by a fraction you have to first change the whole number into a fraction. so you get 5/1 divided by 1/4.

The first step is to flip 5/1 around to 1/5 so you get 1/5 divided by 1/4

Next you multiply them because the first fraction was flipped around. so 1/5 multiplied by 1/4 equals 1/20 and that can not be simplified.