Question

- 1/3 times (8 1/7)

Answer 1

\[{8 {1 \over 7} = {56 + 1 \over 7}}\]

Answer 2

\[= {-1 \over 3} \times {57 \over 7}\]

Answer 3

\[= {-1 \times 57\over 3 \times 7}\]

Answer 4

Something can cancel out now.

Answer 5

crap I don't get it.

Answer 6

\[-57/21\] ?

Answer 7

Now I need to simplify it, right? How do I do that?

Answer 8

divide both numbers by 3

Answer 9

so -19/7 ?

Answer 10

I'm so confused.

Answer 11

yes, can you write it in this form
\[a \frac{ b }{ c }\]

Answer 12

out of all my answer choices there is only one in that form and its -2 5/7 ? Is that right.

Answer 13

try it
how many 7s are in 19

Answer 14

2?

Answer 15

thats the a

now what is left from the 19?

Answer 16

5, which makes 19. So it's right , right?

Answer 17

thats the b and c is the 7

so -19/7 = -2 5/7

Answer 18

Thank you soooo much.