Trish is sorting bolts for her home repair business. She has an 8-pound bag of bolts. If each kitchen her team repairs requires 15
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.
o Dividing
o multiplying
a whole number by a unit fraction is the same as multiplying a whole number by the
o numerator
o denominator
of the unit fraction.
multiplying
numerator