497,195 views
21 votes
21 votes
What is 2/3 of 5? Pls help

User Shai Katz
by
2.4k points

1 Answer

26 votes
26 votes

Answer:


(10)/(3)

Simplified version:


3(1)/(3)

Step-by-step explanation:

2/3 of 5 can be written as:


(2)/(3) ×
5

1. Note that 5 is the same as 5/1 since 5 divided by 1 is 5. Therefore, start by setting up the problem like this:


(2)/(3) ×
(5)/(1)

2. Multiply the numerators together (2 x 5 = 10) and multiply the denominators together (3 x 1 = 3) and make it into one fraction like so:


(10)/(3)

3. Simplify the fraction:


3(1)/(3)

User Artur Gajowy
by
3.0k points