You can reason it out like this:
2 times 3 cows makes 6 cows.
2 times 3 girls makes 6 girls.
2 times 3 rocks makes 6 rocks.
2 times 3 beers makes 6 beers.
2 times 3 weeks makes 6 weeks.
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Would you believe ... 2 times 3 fifths makes 6 fifths.
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its 51/5 because if you turn 3 2/5 into an improper fraction of 17/5 and multiply it by 3/1 you get 51/5 then you can change your answer of 51/5 into a mixed fraction which is 10 1/5
The question is about 3 * 2/5 not 3 * (3 2/5) as in the answer below!
3 times 2/5 = 6/5 or 1 1/5.