What would happen if you divide by
2/5 instead of 4/5? The size of the group would be __ as big.
That means there would be __ as many groups

Respuesta :

Answer:

There would be 2 times as many groups and twice as big

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the group size be written as x

Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by that fraction's reciprocal

Vocabulary: reciprocal (in math to multiply to equate to 1)

So with this, we can compare x*5/2 to x*5/4

This is the same as comparing 5/2x to 5/4x

Now notice that the numerators in both fractions are equal which means we can compare the denominator

In a fraction, a smaller denominator is a larger number

Comparing 2-->4 is to multiply by 2

Final Answer(a): It will be a 2x larger number

Final answer(b): That means there would be twice as many groups