Division Problem: Is 5:6 Less Than 1 Without Calculating?

Question

Without calculating, determine whether the quotient in the division exercise is less than 1 or not:

$5:6=$

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 No need to calculate if the quotient is greater or smaller than 1?

00:04 The numerator is smaller than the denominator

00:08 Therefore the quotient must be smaller than 1

00:12 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Note that the numerator is smaller than the denominator:

$5 < 6$

As a result, we can write it thusly:

$\frac{5}{6} < 1$

Therefore, the quotient in the division exercise is indeed less than 1.

Answer

Less than 1

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