Mrs. Jennings had 5/7 gallons of paint. She gave 1/7 gallon each to some students. How many students received paint if Mrs. Jennings gave away all of the paint
To get the answer we have to divide 5/7 by 1/7. To divide 2 fraciton we can multiply first by inverse of second. [tex] \frac{5}{7} : \frac{1}{7}= \frac{5}{7} * \frac{7}{1} = \frac{5*7}{7*1} = \frac{35}{7}=5 [/tex] - its the answer
