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  • 17-03-2015
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why does dividing by 5 by a decimal less than 1 give a quotient greater than 5

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AL2006
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  • 17-03-2015

Because dividing 5 by something means "how many times
can that 'something' fit into 5 ?

If the 'something' is less than ' 1 ', then of course it can fit into 5
more than 5 times. 


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