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Trinity and Shelby are having a discussion about fractions. Trinity believes that 3/5 is the same as 5 ÷ 3. Shelby says that she is wrong, and that it should be 3 ÷ 5. Which student is correct? Please explain using complete sentences.

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bgross24

Answer:

shelby

Step-by-step explanation:

3/5 = 0.6 <---- right answer looking for

3 ÷ 5 = 0.6 <---- right

5 ÷ 3 = 1.6666<--- the sixes go on forever but this is wrong

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dannychen000

Answer:

  1. Shelby is correct!!!

Step-by-step explanation:

⅗ = 3 divided by 5

⅗ = 0.6

⁵⁄₃ = 1 ⅔

BIG DIFFERENCE!!!