What is 2 divided by 3/5?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   2 = 2/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   2/1 ÷ 3/5 = 2/1 × 5/3
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (2 × 5)/(1 × 3) = 10/3
4. Write it as a mixed number
   10 ÷ 3 = 3 remainder 1, so 10/3 = 3 1/3

Check: 10/3 × 3/5 = 2 ✓

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