How does 1 divided by 0.05 =20?

1 Answer
Mar 23, 2018

0.05=120
When you divide a number by a fraction, you multiply that number by the reciprocal of the fraction (1 divided by the fraction or flipping the fraction).
1120
=1(201)
=20

1 divided by 0.05 can be written as the following fraction:
10.05
Multiplying the numerator and denominator by 100, we get:
11000.05100
=1005
=20