helena110408 helena110408
  • 13-08-2020
  • Mathematics
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what is
[tex] \frac{3}{5} [/tex]
of 15
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wegnerkolmp2741o
wegnerkolmp2741o wegnerkolmp2741o
  • 13-08-2020

Answer:

9

Step-by-step explanation:

3/5 * 15

Rewriting as

3 * 15/5

3 * 3

9

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TheBlueFox
TheBlueFox TheBlueFox
  • 13-08-2020

The word "of" tells us we need to multiply.

So 3/5 of 15 means the same thing as (3/5) · (15).

Think of the 15 as 15/1 so when multiplying,

we can cross-cancel the 5 and 15 to 1 and 3.

So we have (3/1) · (3/1) which is 9/1 or just 9.

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