What is 3 divided by 3/5?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   3 = 3/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   3/1 ÷ 3/5 = 3/1 × 5/3
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (3 × 5)/(1 × 3) = 15/3
4. Simplify
   Divide the top and bottom by 3: 15/3 = 5

Check: 5 × 3/5 = 3 ✓

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