What is 3 and 2 fifths?

Answer 1

It's a mixed number. Like all mixed numbers, it's comprised of a whole number

and a fraction.

It can be written as [ 3-2/5 ], or the fraction can be changed to an equivalent

decimal, and then the whole thing looks like this: [ 3.4].

If the mixed number is involved in an arithmetic operation, such as adding it to

or multiplying it by another number, then it's usually easier to convert the mixed

number to an improper fraction first, like this: [ 17/5].