To solve 3/4 divided by 2/5, Elisha writes, 3/4 divided by 2/5 is the same as 15/20 divided by 8/20. So the answer to 3/4 divided by 2/5 is the same as 15 divided by 8.

1. Is Elisha's first claim, that 3/4 divided by 2/5 is the same as 15/20 divided by 8/20, correct?

2. Is his second claim, that the answer to 3/4 divided by 2/5 is the same as 15 divided by 8, correct

3. Use Elisha's method to solve 3/5 divided by 1/3. Does this method give a correct solution?

2. Correct

3. 3/5 /(1/3)
3/5 * 3
= 9/5

1. Yes, Elisha's first claim is correct. To divide fractions, we can multiply the dividend (3/4) by the reciprocal of the divisor (2/5). In this case, the reciprocal of 2/5 is 5/2. So, 3/4 divided by 2/5 can be rewritten as 3/4 multiplied by 5/2, which equals (3/4) * (5/2) = 15/8. Thus, Elisha's claim that 3/4 divided by 2/5 is the same as 15/20 divided by 8/20 holds true.

2. No, Elisha's second claim is not correct. He incorrectly states that the answer to 3/4 divided by 2/5 is the same as 15 divided by 8. The correct answer should be the fraction 15/8, as previously mentioned.

3. Using Elisha's method, we can solve 3/5 divided by 1/3. First, express the division as a multiplication: 3/5 multiplied by the reciprocal of 1/3, which is 3/1. This gives us (3/5) * (3/1) = 9/5. Therefore, Elisha's method gives a correct solution of 9/5 for 3/5 divided by 1/3.