Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction5 = 5/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(2 × 5)/(3 × 1) = 10/3
- Write it as a mixed number10 ÷ 3 = 3 remainder 1, so 10/3 = 3 1/3
Check: 10/3 ÷ 5 = 2/3 ✓
Check: 10/3 ÷ 5 = 2/3 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
2/3 times 5 is 3 1/3, which is 10/3 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 3.33333.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
10/3.