what is 5/8 of 24/35?
What are your choices?
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"of" implies multiplication, so you have
5/8 * 24/35
or
(5/8)(24/35) =
= 120/280.... , reduce to lowest terms
or
(5*24)/(8*35)
= (5*24)/(35*8)
= (5/35)(24/8) = (1/7)(3) = 3/7
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To find the answer to the question "What is 5/8 of 24/35?" you need to multiply the two fractions.
To multiply fractions, you multiply the numerators (the top numbers) together to find the numerator of the answer, and you multiply the denominators (the bottom numbers) together to find the denominator of the answer.
So, multiplying 5/8 by 24/35 would look like this:
Numerator: 5 x 24 = 120
Denominator: 8 x 35 = 280
Therefore, 5/8 of 24/35 is 120/280.