What is 5 divided by 1/2?

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:
   5/1 ÷ 1/2 = 5/1 × 2/1
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (5 × 2)/(1 × 1) = 10/1

Check: 10 × 1/2 = 5 ✓

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