Answer:
20
Step-by-step explanation:
You could find 5/⅓
by using 5 × 3
Knowing that:
i. Any number multiplied by 1, gives the number itself.
ii. Dividing any number by itself gives 1.
You would agree with me that
i. (5×3)/(5×3) = 1
ii. Writing 5/⅓ as 5/⅓ × 1 doesn't change the value.
Then I can write 5/⅓ as
5/⅓ × (5×3)/(5×3) = 1
This can become
[5×(5×3)] / [(⅓) × (5×3)]
= 75/(15/3)
= 75/5
= 15
In a similar way,
12/ 3/5
= [12/ (3/5)] × [(5×3)/(5×3)]
= 12×(5×3) / (3/5)×(5×3)
= (12×5×3) / [(3×5×3)/5]
= 180 / (45/5)
= 180 / 9
= 20
