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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help solve this please? 3 2/5 × 8 i get 27.2 but the answers are 24 2/5 27 1/5 11 2/5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Turn it into a fraction

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its 27 1/5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh okay, how did you turn it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Divide 1/5 it equals 0.2 right? then put it together 27.5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

27.2*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh Ok! Thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

27 1/5 27 stays and to get the 1/5 I got the .2 made it .20 put it over 100 and reduced it 20/100 = 20 goes into 20 one time and 20 goes into 100 5x so you get 1/5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ty too!

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