What is 2 divided by 5/4?

How to divide 2 by 5/4?

\frac{2}{1} \div \frac{5}{4} = \frac{2 × 4}{1 × 5} = \frac{8}{5}

Invert the divisor (5/4) to get its reciprocal: 4/5
Multiply the dividend by this reciprocal : 2/1 × 4/5 = (2 × 4)/(1 × 5) = 8/5.
Since 8/5 is an improper fraction, it could also be written as $1 \frac{3}{5}$ .

The result of dividing 2/1 by 5/4 is : 8/5 (or 1.6 in its decimal form)