Question

Multiply and simplify.
1/2 . ( 2 1/6 +7/8 )
A. 29/48
B. 1 1/24
C. 1 25/48
D. 2 25/48

Answer 1

@hockeychick23

Answer 2

ok so same thing for this one, the first thing you want to do is make 2 1/6 an improper fraction, which will be 13/6
Your equation will then look like this 1/2( 13/6 + 7/8)
So your next step is to find a least common denominator, do you know how to do that?

Answer 3

idk

Answer 4

ok well you want to find a number that every one of your denominators within the parentheses (6, 8) can go into, in this case it is 24, so you need to multiply 13/6 by 4 which will give you 52/24 and 7/8 by 3 which will give you 21/24.
Next step is to plug these into the equation.
1/2(52/24+21/24)
Now 52+21 is what?

Answer 5

73?

Answer 6

yes, so you get 1/2(73/24) so you know 73*1=73 so what does 24*2 equal?

Answer 7

48

Answer 8

correct, so you get 73/48 as your final answer or if you want it as a decimal its 3.04 and as a mixed number it is 1 25/48