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Explain how to write 5/3 as a product

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You can make 5 into a fraction, 5/1, meaning there are 5 whole numbers, or simply just 5. You can use the unit fraction 1/3 to represent the 3 being the denominator.
When you mulitply fractions, you multiply straight across.

(5)/(1) * (1)/(3) = (5)/(3)
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