What is 1 divided by 3/5?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   1 = 1/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   1/1 ÷ 3/5 = 1/1 × 5/3
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (1 × 5)/(1 × 3) = 5/3
4. Write it as a mixed number
   5 ÷ 3 = 1 remainder 2, so 5/3 = 1 2/3

Check: 5/3 × 3/5 = 1 ✓

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