Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction5 = 5/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(5 × 5)/(3 × 1) = 25/3
- Write it as a mixed number25 ÷ 3 = 8 remainder 1, so 25/3 = 8 1/3
Check: 25/3 ÷ 5 = 5/3 ✓
Check: 25/3 ÷ 5 = 5/3 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
5/3 times 5 is 8 1/3, which is 25/3 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 8.33333.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
25/3.