Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction1 = 1/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(1 × 3)/(1 × 5) = 3/5
Check: 3/5 ÷ 3/5 = 1 ✓
Check: 3/5 ÷ 3/5 = 1 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
1 times 3/5 is 3/5. As a decimal it's 0.6.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.