How do you simplify $3 div 3/5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-01T02:08:49

$3-:3/5=color(blue)5$

Simplify:

$3-:3/5$

Any whole number is a fraction, such as $n=n/1$ .

Rewrite the expression.

$3/1-:3/5$

When dividing by a fraction, invert the fraction and multiply the numerators and denominators.

$3/1xx5/3$

Simplify.

$(3xx5)/(1xx3)$

Simplify.

$15/3$

Reduce the fraction.

$5$

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