Question

5÷ 1/2=there are halves in one wholethere are halves in 5 wholes 5 is 1/2 of what number?

Answer 1

Answer:

There are 10 halves in 5 wholes

and

5 is 1/2 of 10

there are 2 halves in one whole

$5\text{ }\div\text{ }\frac{1}{2}=10$

Explanation:

Given the operation;

$5\text{ }\div\text{ }\frac{1}{2}$

To solve;

$5\text{ }\div\frac{1}{2}=5\times\frac{2}{1}=\frac{5\times2}{1}=\frac{10}{1}=10$

Therefore;

$5\text{ }\div\text{ }\frac{1}{2}=10$

There are 10 halves in 5 wholes

and

5 is 1/2 of 10

there are 2 halves in one whole