3 1/2 x 5/6 x 3 2/5
3x2+1=7/2
6x2+5=17/5
7/2x5/6x17/5 = 596/60 = 59 5/12
Is this right? I feel like I am doing something wrong..
thanks
I'm sorry but you're way off. To start, you're basically multiplying 3 times 3, so your answer should be around 9 or 10.
3 1/2 x 5/6 x 3 2/5
First we have to change these mixed numbers to improper fractions.
7/2 * 5/6 * 17/5
Next, multiply the numerators.
7 * 5 * 17 = 595
Then multiply the denominators
2 * 6 * 5 = 60
595/60 = ?
If you post your answer, we'll be glad to check it. You may also want to study this website.
http://www.321know.com/fra57cx2.htm
you mean to divide 595 by 60 if so that comes out to 9.91
9 91/60
then I would need to break that down.. I am so confused
595/60 can just be considered a fraction. So you have to simplify it by multiplying both the denominator and the numerator by 5/5. This gives you 119/12 which cannot be reduced anymore.
Also 9.91 is 9 91/100 not 91/60.
You're close. :-)
You've found the right answer on the calculator 595/60 = 9.916666666.
But since you're working with fractions, let's do it the old-fashioned, long-division way.
595/60 = 9 55/60 = 9 11/12
Your calculations are close, but there seems to be a small error at one step. Let's go through the calculation again to find the correct answer.
To multiply mixed numbers, we first convert them into improper fractions. So, let's rewrite the mixed numbers as improper fractions:
3 1/2 = (3 * 2 + 1) / 2 = 7/2
3 2/5 = (3 * 5 + 2) / 5 = 17/5
Now, let's multiply the fractions:
(7/2) * (5/6) * (17/5)
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:
(7 * 5 * 17) / (2 * 6 * 5)
Simplifying further:
(7 * 5 * 17) / (2 * 6 * 5)
= (7 * 17) / (2 * 6)
= 119 / 12
The resulting fraction is 119/12, which is equal to 9 11/12.
So, the correct answer to the expression 3 1/2 x 5/6 x 3 2/5 is 9 11/12.