What is 2 divided by 2/5?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   2 = 2/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   2/1 ÷ 2/5 = 2/1 × 5/2
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (2 × 5)/(1 × 2) = 10/2
4. Simplify
   Divide the top and bottom by 2: 10/2 = 5

Check: 5 × 2/5 = 2 ✓

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