Mrs. Baldwin was running a course 7/8
of a mile long. She stopped 2/3
of the way through to drink some water. How far had she run at that point? Choose the answer in simplest form.
To find out how far Mrs. Baldwin had run, we need to calculate 2/3 of 7/8 mile.
To do this, we multiply the two fractions together:
2/3 * 7/8 = (2*7)/(3*8) = 14/24
Since the question asks for the answer in simplest form, we can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 2:
14/24 = 7/12
Therefore, Mrs. Baldwin had run 7/12 mile at that point.