What is 5 divided by 2/5?

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 ÷ 2/5 = 5/1 × 5/2
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (5 × 5)/(1 × 2) = 25/2
4. Write it as a mixed number
   25 ÷ 2 = 12 remainder 1, so 25/2 = 12 1/2

Check: 25/2 × 2/5 = 5 ✓

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