Question

What is 5/3 yards of fabric equal to with a denominator of 6

Answer 1

Answer=10/6yards

5 ?
___ = ____
3 6

to solve for the numerator, we have to see what number was used to get the denominator from 3 to 6.

6/3=2

5 ?
___ = ____
3 *2 6

so to get the correct number for the numerator, we have to multiply 5 by 2

5 *2 10
___ = ____
3 *2 6