Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction3 = 3/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(2 × 3)/(3 × 1) = 6/3
- SimplifyDivide the top and bottom by 3: 6/3 = 2
Check: 2 ÷ 3 = 2/3 ✓
Check: 2 ÷ 3 = 2/3 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
2/3 times 3 is 2. As a decimal it's 2.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.