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Medal Find the product of 5/7,− 5/8 and 14/15 Express your answer as a fully reduced fraction.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How would you multiply 5/7 and -5/8?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-25/56

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yep, now multiply that by 14/15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-350/840

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now try to reduce that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You can start by taking out 10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-35/84

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think you can take out a 7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so what would the answer be

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first divide 35 by 7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay, now divide 84 by 7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-5/12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that's right good job

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

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