Answer: 5/6
Work Shown:
Here's a little tip for you. Any number can be converted to fraction if you use 1 as the denominator:
5/1
So now that we've converted 5 into a fraction, to work out the answer, we put the fraction 1/6 side by side with our new fraction, 5/1 so that we can multiply those two fractions.
All you need to do is convert the whole number to a fraction and then multiply the numerators and denominators.
1 x 5
6 x 1
=
5/6
The complete and simplified answer to the question what is 1/6 of 5 is:
5/6
Hopefully this answer has helped you to understand how to find the fraction of any whole number.
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