Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form:1 9/10 divided by 1/5
To divide fractions, we need to multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor.
The reciprocal of 1/5 is 5/1.
Next, we multiply:
1 9/10 * 5/1 = (1 * 5) + (9/10 * 5/1) = 5 + 45/10 = 5 + 4.5 = 9.5
Therefore, 1 9/10 divided by 1/5 is equal to 9.5.