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What is 1/5 times 3?

Answer
1/5 × 3 = 35
Fraction
35
Decimal
0.6
Percent
60%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    3 = 3/1
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (1 × 3)/(5 × 1) = 3/5

Check: 3/5 ÷ 3 = 1/5 ✓

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1/5
3
= 3/5

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

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    What is 1/5 times 3?

    1/5 times 3 is 3/5. As a decimal it's 0.6.

    How do you work out 1/5 × 3?

    Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.