Question

18/5 X 7/12 = 126/60 using 6 as gcf i get 21/10 could that be my final answer or did i use the wrong factor to divide ?

Answer 1

2 1 /10

Answer 2

If you used the cross simplification technique, you would see that

\(\frac{18}{12}\) reduces to \(\frac{3}{2}\)

Most students do it this way: