cancel down or write as mixed number if appropriate
3 * 5 over 9
3 5/9
To simplify the expression 3 * 5/9, you can cancel down or write it as a mixed number if it is possible.
To cancel down, you need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator (5) and the denominator (9). In this case, the GCD is 1 because 5 and 9 do not share any common factors other than 1. Therefore, we cannot cancel down this fraction.
To write the fraction as a mixed number, you need to divide the numerator (5) by the denominator (9). The resulting quotient becomes the whole number part of the mixed number, and the remainder becomes the numerator of the fractional part.
So, 5 divided by 9 is 0 with a remainder of 5. This means the mixed number representation of 3 * 5/9 is 0 and 5/9.
To summarize:
3 * 5/9 cannot be further simplified by canceling down.
3 * 5/9 can be written as a mixed number, which is 0 and 5/9.