Calculate the Fraction: Dividing 5 by 15 Step-by-Step

What fraction results from dividing 5 by 15?

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00:00 Find the fraction
00:06 Write division as a fraction
00:09 Let's reduce the fraction, make sure to divide both numerator and denominator
00:29 And this is the solution to the question

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Understand the problem

What fraction results from dividing 5 by 15?

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Step-by-step solution

Let's write the division exercise:

5:15 5:15

Now let's write it in the form of a simple fraction, remembering that the numerator is on top and the denominator is on the bottom:

515 \frac{5}{15}

We'll divide both the numerator and denominator by a number that divides into both of them, in this case, the number is 5:

5:515:5=13 \frac{5:5}{15:5}=\frac{1}{3}

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Final Answer

13 \frac{1}{3}

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Without calculating, determine whether the quotient in the division exercise is smaller than 1 or not:

\( 2:1 \)

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