what is: 2/3 X 5/6 X 14 =

this is so that i can help a 5th grader. and i am horrible at fractions. please show work and or explain how to do it. so that i can show her how to do it as well.

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what is: 2/3 X 5/6 X 14 =  

this is so that i can help a 5th grader. and i am horrible at fractions. please show work and or explain how to do it. so that i can show her how to do it as well.

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Lucky for you, fraction multiplication isn't so bad (at least not as bad as addition!).
For fraction multiplication, we simply multiply the numerators together and multiply the denominators together.
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14 is the same as 14/1 (this helps so that we have all fractions).  We just multiply straight through:  the numerators 2*5*14,  and the denominators: 3*6*1.  Can you see how that works?  :)