Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction4 = 4/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(4 × 3)/(1 × 5) = 12/5
- Write it as a mixed number12 ÷ 5 = 2 remainder 2, so 12/5 = 2 2/5
Check: 12/5 ÷ 3/5 = 4 ✓
Check: 12/5 ÷ 3/5 = 4 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
4 times 3/5 is 2 2/5, which is 12/5 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 2.4.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
12/5.