Question

MATH QUESTION : As punishment for bad behavior during recess, Mrs. Busywork asked her class to multiply 10 by 1/3 five times. John, however, notices that it is possible to multiply 10 by a single fraction and still get the same answer as the other students. What is this single fraction?

Answer 1

5/3

Explanation:

5×(10×1/3)

=10×5/3

=since 5×(10×1/3) gives 50/3 so thus 10×5/3.

The fraction is therefore 5/3