Step by step
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(1 × 1)/(5 × 3) = 1/15
Check: 1/15 ÷ 1/3 = 1/5 ✓
Check: 1/15 ÷ 1/3 = 1/5 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
1/5 times 1/3 is 1/15. As a decimal it's 0.0666667.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.