Question
Simplify -5/3 to a whole number
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To simplify \(-\frac{5}{3}\) to a whole number, you can divide -5 by 3. This gives you:
\[
-5 \div 3 = -1.6667 \quad \text{(approximately)}
\]
When converting to a whole number, you can round it. Since \(-1.6667\) is closer to \(-2\) than to \(-1\), the whole number equivalent is \(-2\).
Thus, \(-\frac{5}{3}\) simplifies to \(-2\) when rounded to the nearest whole number.
\[
-5 \div 3 = -1.6667 \quad \text{(approximately)}
\]
When converting to a whole number, you can round it. Since \(-1.6667\) is closer to \(-2\) than to \(-1\), the whole number equivalent is \(-2\).
Thus, \(-\frac{5}{3}\) simplifies to \(-2\) when rounded to the nearest whole number.