Step by step
- Keep, change, flipKeep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:1/5 ÷ 1/2 = 1/5 × 2/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(1 × 2)/(5 × 1) = 2/5
Check: 2/5 × 1/2 = 1/5 ✓
Check: 2/5 × 1/2 = 1/5 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
1/5 divided by 1/2 is 2/5. As a decimal it's 0.4.
Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, flip the second fraction, then multiply and simplify. The steps above show each line.