16/15 ÷ 1/5 = 16/3
16/15 divided by 1/5 as a fraction is 16/3 and it is 5.3333 as a decimal.
16/15 divided by 1/5 equals to
16/15 divided by 1/5 equals to:
16/15 ÷ 1/5 = 16/3
where,
16/15 is the dividend,
1/5 is the devisor,
16/3 is the quotient.
Points to Remember: 16/15 divided by 1/5
(16/15) / (1/5) = 16/15 x 5/1. Hence, instead of performing the division, multiplying 16/15 with the reciprocal of 1/5 is the easiest method to find what is 16/15 divided by 1/5 in fraction form.
How-to find 16/15 divided by 1/5 as a fraction
The below work with steps for 16/15 divided by 1/5 as a fraction help users to easily understand how to find what is 16/15 times 5/1.
Solved Example:
Find what is 16/15 divided by 1/5 equals to?
step 1 Address the input parameters, values and observe what to be found:
Input parameters and values:
fraction A = 16/15
fraction B = 1/5
What to be found:
Find what is 16/15 divided by 1/5 in fraction.
(16/15) / (1/5) = ?
step 2 Find the reciprocal of fraction 1/5:
The reciprocal of fraction 1/5 is 5/1.
step 3 Multiplying 16/15 with reciprocal of 1/5 that is 16/15 times 5/1 produces the equivalent fraction for (16/15) / (1/5):
= 16/15 x 5/1
= (16 x 5)/(15 x 1)
= 16 x 1 / (3 x 1)
= 16/3
(16/15) / (1/5) = 16/3
Hence,
16/15 divided by 1/5 as a fraction equals to 16/3