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Alyssa claims that dividing 4/5 is the same thing as multiplying by 5 then dividing by 4. Is she correct? Explain why or why not.

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  1. Answer:
    She is incorrect
    Step-by-step explanation:
    4/5=0.8
    0.8/5=0.16
    But on the other hand, 0.8*5=4
    the 2 answers are different, therefore she is incorrect

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  2. She is incorrect because:
    Multiply 5 by what?
    and also
    Instead of dividing by four, it should be (4/5) which is just (4 divided by 5).
    This means that it is (divided by five), not (divided by four).
    I hope this can help 🙂

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