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What does three fifths mean?

Updated: 9/24/2023
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If you divide a number by five and you get five equal pieces each on of those is a fifth if you have three fifths you have three of those pieces you have for example 5÷5=1 1×3=3

Three fifths of five is three

It is written in numbers like this 3/5 which also means 3÷5 and 3÷5=3

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