Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction5 = 5/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(3 × 5)/(4 × 1) = 15/4
- Write it as a mixed number15 ÷ 4 = 3 remainder 3, so 15/4 = 3 3/4
Check: 15/4 ÷ 5 = 3/4 ✓
Check: 15/4 ÷ 5 = 3/4 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
3/4 times 5 is 3 3/4, which is 15/4 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 3.75.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
15/4.