What is 6 divided by 5?

How to divide 6 by 5?

\frac{6}{1} \div \frac{5}{1} = \frac{6 × 1}{1 × 5} = \frac{6}{5}

Invert the divisor (5/1) to get its reciprocal: 1/5
Multiply the dividend by this reciprocal : 6/1 × 1/5 = (6 × 1)/(1 × 5) = 6/5.
Since 6/5 is an improper fraction, it could also be written as $1 \frac{1}{5}$ .

The result of dividing 6/1 by 5/1 is : 6/5 (or 1.2 in its decimal form)