Multiply 7/8 by 3 1/2. Convert the product to be
a mixed number.
49/16
4 1/16
4 3/8
3 1/16
To multiply 7/8 by 3 1/2, we can first convert the mixed number to an improper fraction:
3 1/2 = (3 * 2 + 1) / 2 = 7/2
Next, we multiply 7/8 by 7/2:
(7/8) * (7/2) = (7 * 7) / (8 * 2) = 49/16
To convert the product to a mixed number, we divide the numerator (49) by the denominator (16):
49 รท 16 = 3 remainder 1
Therefore, the product: 49/16 can be written as the mixed number 3 1/16.
So, the answer is 3 1/16.