Trish is sorting bolts for her home repair business. She has an 8-pound bag of bolts. If each kitchen her team repairs requires 1/5 pound of bolts, how many kitchen can she repair? Joshua solves the problem by finding 8÷1/5=40 Melanie solves the problem by finding 8×5=40. Use the drop-down menus to explain why Joshua and Melanie are both correct.

Question

Dividing a whole number by a unit fraction is the same as multiplying a whole number by the _______ of the unit fraction.

_________ options:

First ___: Numerator or Denominator

Answer 1

First drop-down menu: Denominator

Second drop-down menu: Reciprocal