Explain how to write 5/3 as a product of a whole number and a unit fraction.

The answer is 1 and 2/3. 5/3 means 5 divided by 3. 5 goes into 3 once so the whole number is one. There is then 2 left so you are left with 2/3. 2 doesn't go into 3 so you leave it like that. This makes the answer 1 and 2/3 because 1 is the whole number and 2/3 is the unit fraction.

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MrRoyal MrRoyal · Answer 2 · 2022-01-21T12:01:16+01:00

Unit fractions are fractions that have a numerator of 1

5/3 as a product of a whole number and a unit fraction is 5 * 1/3

The number (n) is given as:

[tex]n = \frac 53[/tex]

Express 5 as 5 * 1

[tex]n = \frac {5 \times 1}3[/tex]

Express 3 as 1 * 3

[tex]n = \frac {5 \times 1}{1 \times 3}[/tex]

Spilt the expression

[tex]n = \frac {5}{1} \times \frac{1}{3}[/tex]

Evaluate 5/1

[tex]n = 5 \times \frac{1}{3}[/tex]

Hence, 5/3 as a product of a whole number and a unit fraction is 5 * 1/3