We write the expressions first mathematically:
three divided by one-fifth:
(3) / (1/5)
one-fifth divided by three:
(1/5) / (3)
We now use the double c method to find the results:
(3) / (1/5) = (3 * 5) / (1 * 1) = 15/1 = 15
(1/5) / (3) = (1 * 1) / (5 * 3) = 1/15 = 0.066666667
The difference between the two is:
15-0.066666667 = 14.93333333
Answer
They are different because they are inverse expressions.
