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What is 5/6 divided by 5?

Answer
5/6 ÷ 5 = 16
Fraction
16
Decimal
0.16 ≈ 0.166667
Percent
16.6667%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    5 = 5/1
  2. Keep, change, flip
    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
    5/6 ÷ 5/1 = 5/6 × 1/5
  3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (5 × 1)/(6 × 5) = 5/30
  4. Simplify
    Divide the top and bottom by 5: 5/30 = 1/6

Check: 1/6 × 5 = 5/6 ✓

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5/6
= 1/6

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    What is 5/6 divided by 5?

    5/6 divided by 5 is 1/6. As a decimal it's 0.166667.

    How do you work out 5/6 ÷ 5?

    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, flip the second fraction, then multiply and simplify. The steps above show each line.