Multiply 4/9 by 1 3/4 . Write the answer in simplest form.(1 point)
To multiply 4/9 by 1 3/4, we first need to convert 1 3/4 to an improper fraction.
To do this, we multiply the whole number 1 by the denominator 4 and add the numerator 3. This gives us 4/4 + 3/4 = 7/4. So, 1 3/4 is equal to 7/4.
Now we can multiply 4/9 by 7/4.
Multiplying the numerators gives us 4 * 7 = 28, and multiplying the denominators gives us 9 * 4 = 36.
Therefore, 4/9 multiplied by 1 3/4 equals 28/36.
To simplify this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4.
Dividing 28 by 4 gives us 7, and dividing 36 by 4 gives us 9.
Therefore, the answer in simplest form is 7/9.