Visually cut a cake 1/5 portions of equal size:
1) divide into half:
2) divide 1/5 of the right half:
3) divide half, obtain 1/5 = right of (3)
$latex frac{1}{5}= frac{1}{2} (frac{1}{2}(1- frac{1}{5}))= frac{1}{2} (frac{1}{2} (frac{4}{5}))=frac{1}{2}(frac{2}{5})$
4) By symmetry another 1/5 at (2)=(4)
5) divide left into 3 portions, each 1/5
$latex frac{1}{5}= frac{1}{3}(frac{1}{2}+ frac{1}{2}.frac{1}{5}) = frac{1}{3}.frac{6}{10}$