Multiply 3/8 times 4/7. Write the answer in simplest form.
To multiply the fractions 3/8 and 4/7, we multiply the numerators (the numbers on top) together to get 3*4=12, and multiply the denominators (the numbers on the bottom) together to get 8*7=56. So the product of the fractions is 12/56.
In simplest form, the fraction 12/56 can be simplified by dividing both numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which in this case is 4.
12/4=3
56/4=14
So the simplified fraction is 3/14.