well as you can see 5 x 2/3= 3 1/3 there is 7 steps to figure it out
1. set up the problem
5 x 2/3
2. put a 1 on 5 to make it a fraction
5/1 x 2/3
3. multiply and divide
(5 x 2) / (1/3)
4. find out the answer
10/3
5. turn the answer into a mixed fraction
10 divided by 3= 3.1 3 stays the same you don't need to say 1
6. it equals
3 1/3
7. so the answer is
3 1/3