Trish is sorting bolts for her home repair business. She has an 8-pound bag of bolts. If each kitchen her team repairs requires 1/5 pound of bolts, how many kitchen can she repair? Joshua solves the problem by finding 8÷1/5=40. Melanie solves the problem by finding 8×5=40 . Use the drop-down menus to explain why Joshua and Melanie are both correct.

a whole number by a unit fraction is the same as multiplying a whole number by the of the unit fraction.

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