Accepted Solution
This text offers a thorough explanation on executing the division of 5 by the fraction 19/3.
In order to solve this problem, we can follow these steps:
Take the whole number, 5, and multiply it by the denominator of the fraction, 3:
In LaTeX: \(5 \times 3 = 15\)
Turn the numerator of the fraction into the denominator of the result:
In LaTeX: \(\frac{5 \times 3}{19} = \frac{15}{19}\)
The result in decimal form can be found by dividing the numerator, 15, by the denominator, 19:
In LaTeX: \(\frac{15}{19} = 0.79\)
Therefore, 5 divided by 19/3 equals 0.79 in decimal form, and 15/19 in simplest fractional form.
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