Which two whole numbers does 5 1/5 lie between

Answer: Between 5 and 6 whole numbers

Step-by-step explanation:

5 1/5 ⇒ 5*5/5 + 1/5 ⇒ (25+1) / 5 ⇒ 26/5

Therefore: the denominator is 5 and this number whill make the fraction a hole number when the numerator is a number that contains 5.

So:

26/5 is bewteen this numbers:

... 24/5, 25/5, 26/5, 27/5, 28/5, 29/5, 30/5, 31/5 ...

This is the same as:

... 24/5, 5, 26/5, 27/5, 28/5, 29/5, 6, 31/5 ...

We can see that 26/5 is between 5 an 6 (whole numbers)