Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction3 = 3/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(3 × 3)/(1 × 5) = 9/5
- Write it as a mixed number9 ÷ 5 = 1 remainder 4, so 9/5 = 1 4/5
Check: 9/5 ÷ 3/5 = 3 ✓
Check: 9/5 ÷ 3/5 = 3 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
3 times 3/5 is 1 4/5, which is 9/5 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 1.8.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
9/5.