Explain why division can be rewritten as multiplication by the reciprocal of the divisor. Use at least one example to illustrate your idea. Be sure to be clear and concise in your explanation.
Division can be rewritten as multiplication by the reciprocal of the divisor because dividing is the opposite of multiplying, so diving a number by another number is like multiplying a number by the opposite of another number, or multiplying by the reciprocal. For example, say we have 1 pizza, and we are dividing it into 5 pieces. Each piece is 1/5 of the pizza or our "answer" is 1/5. The reciprocal of 5/1 is 1/5 and 1 piece of the pizza is 1/5. So if we have a division problem 1/5 is is also the multiplication problem 1*1/5.
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