Multiply 5/12 times 2 . Write the answer in simplest form.
To multiply fractions, you multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.
The multiplication would be:
(5/12) * 2 = (5 * 2) / (12) = 10/12
The answer in simplest form is 10/12, which can be simplified further.
Multiply 4/9 times 7. Write the answer as a mixed number.
To multiply a fraction by a whole number, you multiply the numerator of the fraction by the whole number and keep the denominator the same.
The multiplication would be:
(4/9) * 7 = (4 * 7) / 9 = 28/9
To write the answer as a mixed number, you need to divide the numerator (28) by the denominator (9) and express the remainder as a fraction.
28 รท 9 = 3 remainder 1
So, the answer as a mixed number is 3 1/9.
find the product of 2/3 X 5/9.
To find the product of two fractions, you simply multiply the numerators together to get the numerator of the product and multiply the denominators together to get the denominator of the product.
The multiplication would be:
(2/3) * (5/9) = (2 * 5) / (3 * 9)
Simplifying the numerator and denominator:
= 10/27
So, the product of 2/3 and 5/9 is 10/27.