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AbigailL519:

What is the product of −2 2/5 and −3 5/6?

itsmehjay:

To easily add fractions, you multiply the whole numbers first then the fraction

itsmehjay:

So -2 × -3 =?

AbigailL519:

-6

itsmehjay:

It will be just 6 since 2 negatives give you a positive

itsmehjay:

Ok now 2/5 and 5/6 share a common denominator. What would it be?

AbigailL519:

youve lost m,e

itsmehjay:

Common denominator is the number that both numbers can go into

AbigailL519:

the denominaters are not the same

AbigailL519:

5 is not the denominater for the fraction 5/6

itsmehjay:

@abigaill519 wrote:
the denominaters are not the same
I know but they share a common denominator. You can easily find one if you multiplied them together

itsmehjay:

@abigaill519 wrote:
5 is not the denominater for the fraction 5/6
Its the denominator for 2/5?

AbigailL519:

CAN MATH BE ANY LESS CONFUSING?!

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