Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction5 = 5/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(5 × 5)/(1 × 7) = 25/7
- Write it as a mixed number25 ÷ 7 = 3 remainder 4, so 25/7 = 3 4/7
Check: 25/7 ÷ 5/7 = 5 ✓
Check: 25/7 ÷ 5/7 = 5 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
5 times 5/7 is 3 4/7, which is 25/7 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 3.57143.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
25/7.