Step by step
- Keep, change, flipKeep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:1/6 ÷ 1/5 = 1/6 × 5/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(1 × 5)/(6 × 1) = 5/6
Check: 5/6 × 1/5 = 1/6 ✓
Check: 5/6 × 1/5 = 1/6 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
1/6 divided by 1/5 is 5/6. As a decimal it's 0.833333.
Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, flip the second fraction, then multiply and simplify. The steps above show each line.