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Maximillia Lueilwitz
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Hi, the answer is 1.25.
Begin by making 5 into a fraction:
5/1
Then multiply the two fractions:
5/1 x 1/4
Start by multiplying the numerators (top numbers):
5x1= 5
And the denominators (bottom numbers):
1x4= 4
You are left with the fractions 5/4 which can then be simplified to 1 1/4, or 1.25.
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1/4 * 5
1/4 = 0.25
0.25*5= 1.25
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Click here to view my profile and arrange a free introduction.So the way you would work that out is by first of all recognising that any whole number is over 1 if written as a fraction, so 5 is actually the same as 5/1.
Then you would do 5/1 ร 1/4, so you multiply the tops (numerators) so 5 ร 1 = 5, and then multiply the bottoms (denominators) so 1 ร 4 = 4, and then write them as a fraction so your answer would be 5/4.
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first thing to do is make sure that all of the numbers are fractions so it would become 5/1*1/4
then you would use the kfc method (keep flip change)
which would give you 5/1 divided by 4/1
then you would work the denominator and numerator
5/4=1.25
1/1=1
goving you 1.25
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You can make 5 a fraction! 5/1 x 1/4 is 5/4. Therefore it is 1 1/4
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This would be 5/4 or 1.25!
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5 x 1/4= 5/4= 1.25
1.25
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Click here to view my profile and arrange a free introduction.1/4 in whole numbers is: 0.25
0.25 x 5
= 1.25
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5 times 1/4 is 5/4 = 1.25
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It is 1.25 or 1 1/4
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Hi Maximillia,
Think of the 5 as a fraction, so 5/1.
Now you can easily times 5/1 x 1/4 by multiplying the top numbers together to get the new numerator (top number in the fraction) and multiplying the bottom numbers together to get the new denominator.
So 5x1=5 for the numerator. And 1x4=4 for the denominator.
So your final answer is 5/4. This is an improper fraction but can also be written as a mixed number 1 1/4.
An even easier method is to think of the 1/4 as one quarter of a pizza. So if you have 5 quarters of a pizza, you have 1 full pizza and one quarter so 1 and 1/4. Or '5 quarters' as you can seen in the diagram.
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5/1 x 1/4 =
5 x 1 = 5
1 x 4 = 4
therefore
= 5/4 or 1 1/4
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5 x 1/4 = 1.25. This would be the answer in a decimal format. You can think about this question as 'what is 1/4 of 5' as the multiplication sign can be considered as replacing the word 'of' here. So, half of 5 is 2.5 and half of 2.5 is 1.25 (if you half something and then half it again, it is the same as taking a quarter - think about when you cut a cake)
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Click here to view my profile and arrange a free introduction.There are two ways to think about this.
Keep adding a quarter 5 times
1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4
Multiply two fractions
5 as a fraction is 5/1 so...
5/1 x 1/4 = ?
Multiply the numerators (5 x 1 = 5)
Multiply the denominators (1 x 4 = 4)
So your numerator is 5 and your denominator is 4...
ANSWER is 5/4
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5 times 1/4 is equal to 1.25
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