Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction5 = 5/13 2/3 = (3 × 3 + 2)/3 = 11/3
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(5 × 11)/(1 × 3) = 55/3
- Write it as a mixed number55 ÷ 3 = 18 remainder 1, so 55/3 = 18 1/3
Check: 55/3 ÷ 11/3 = 5 ✓
Check: 55/3 ÷ 11/3 = 5 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
5 times 3 2/3 is 18 1/3, which is 55/3 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 18.3333.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
55/3.