| $$ \begin{aligned}5\cdot\frac{2}{3}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{10}{3}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $5$ by $ \dfrac{2}{3} $ to get $ \dfrac{10}{3} $. Write $ 5 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{1} $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. $$ \begin{aligned} 5 \cdot \frac{2}{3} = \frac{5}{\color{red}{1}} \cdot \frac{2}{3} = \frac{10}{3} \end{aligned} $$ |