Verify the Fraction Simplification: 5·8/8·3 = 5/3

Determine if the simplification below is correct:

5⋅88⋅3=53 \frac{5\cdot8}{8\cdot3}=\frac{5}{3}

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Determine if the simplification below is correct:

5⋅88⋅3=53 \frac{5\cdot8}{8\cdot3}=\frac{5}{3}

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Step-by-step solution

Let's consider the fraction and break it down into two multiplication exercises:

88×53 \frac{8}{8}\times\frac{5}{3}

We simplify:

1×53=53 1\times\frac{5}{3}=\frac{5}{3}

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\( \frac{4\cdot8}{4}=\frac{1}{8} \)

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