Trish is sorting bolts for her home repair business. She has an 8-pound bag of bolts. If each kitchen her team repairs 1/5 - pound of bolts, how many kitchen can she repair? Joshua solves the problem by finding 8 divided by 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.
___ a whole number by a unit fraction is the same as multiplying a whole number by the ___ of the unit fraction.
a. multiplying
b. dividing
c.numerator
d. denominator