Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction3 = 3/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(3 × 2)/(1 × 5) = 6/5
- Write it as a mixed number6 ÷ 5 = 1 remainder 1, so 6/5 = 1 1/5
Check: 6/5 ÷ 2/5 = 3 ✓
Check: 6/5 ÷ 2/5 = 3 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
3 times 2/5 is 1 1/5, which is 6/5 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 1.2.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
6/5.