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x\times 3=\frac{5}{3}\times 0.25
Multiply both sides by 0.25.
x\times 3=\frac{5}{3}\times \frac{1}{4}
Convert decimal number 0.25 to fraction \frac{25}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{25}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.
x\times 3=\frac{5\times 1}{3\times 4}
Multiply \frac{5}{3} times \frac{1}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
x\times 3=\frac{5}{12}
Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 1}{3\times 4}.
x=\frac{\frac{5}{12}}{3}
Divide both sides by 3.
x=\frac{5}{12\times 3}
Express \frac{\frac{5}{12}}{3} as a single fraction.
x=\frac{5}{36}
Multiply 12 and 3 to get 36.