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3/8 *5/6 pls help asap

User BladeWise
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Answer:

5/16

Explanation:

It's a little easier when you write the problem like this:

3 5

----- · -----

8 6

Now reduce that 3/6 to 1/2:

1 5

----- · ----- = 5/16

8 2

User Shing Ho Tan
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Hello There!

We are given the fraction 3/8 multiplied by 5/6.

Step 1. First, we multiply across so we multiply 3*5 which is 15 and then we multiply 8*6 which equals 48.

Step 2. Both of these can be divided by 3 so we can put the fraction that we already have in simplest form. Dividing 15 by 3 equals 5 and dividing 48 by 3 equals 16.

Final step. We now have our simplified fraction which is 5/16.

Have a great day!

Be safe!

TheBlueFox

User Bartosz Milewski
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