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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do I do Cross-Simplification?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Could you give me an example please?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Example: 5 1/3 x 1 1/4 =

OpenStudy (anonymous):

numerator and denominator would cancel each other

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/2 * 2 could be 0, because 2 is at denominator and also at numerator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

one half times two cannot be zero, because the only way a product is zero is if one of the factors is zero

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry for my stupid mistake

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[5\tfrac{1}{3}\times 1\tfrac{1}{4}=\frac{16}{3}\times \frac{5}{4}\] then you can cancel a 4 top and bottom

OpenStudy (anonymous):

20/3

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