Lara multiplied 4/13 times 3 and got 12/39 . Was her answer correct?(1 point) Responses Her answer was correct, but she did not write it in simplest form. Her answer was correct, but she did not write it in simplest form. Yes, her answer was correct. Yes, her answer was correct. No, she should have multiplied only the denominator by the whole number. No, she should have multiplied only the denominator by the whole number. No, she should have multiplied only the numerator by the whole number.
No, she should have multiplied only the numerator by the whole number.
No, she should have multiplied only the numerator by the whole number.
To determine whether Lara's answer is correct, we can check if her multiplication is accurate and if the resulting fraction is in its simplest form.
Lara multiplied 4/13 by 3. To do this multiplication, we multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators separately.
Multiplying 4/13 by 3:
Numerator: 4 * 3 = 12
Denominator: 13 * 1 = 13
So, the correct answer would be 12/13.
Now, comparing this with Lara's answer, she obtained 12/39.
To check if this fraction is in simplest form, we need to see if the numerator and denominator have a common factor that can be canceled out.
For 12/39, the common factors of 12 and 39 are 3. If we divide both the numerator and denominator by 3, we get:
Numerator: 12 ÷ 3 = 4
Denominator: 39 ÷ 3 = 13
The simplified fraction is 4/13, which confirms that Lara's answer is indeed correct. However, she did not write it in its simplest form.