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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Multiply and simplify. 5 2/3 . 3/4 A 2 1/2 B. 3 1/4 C. 4 1/4 D. 5 1/2

OpenStudy (hockeychick23):

Ok so first you want to make 5 2/3 an improper fraction so its easier to multiply. Do you know how to do that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nope.

OpenStudy (hockeychick23):

ok so you are going to multiply 5*3 and add 2 so your improper fraction will be 17/3 and then you just multiply straight across

OpenStudy (anonymous):

17/3 - 3/4

OpenStudy (hockeychick23):

so it will look like this 17/3 * 3/4 So what is 17*3?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

51

OpenStudy (hockeychick23):

ok now what is 3*4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

12

OpenStudy (hockeychick23):

ok so your final answer is 51/12 as an improper fraction, 4.25 as a decimal, or 4 1/4 as a mixed number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

halp with more ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*help

OpenStudy (hockeychick23):

sure

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