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Reduce then multiply.

7/9 x 3/4 = ?

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Reduce then multiply. 7/9 x 3/4 = ? Example :-example-1
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First, we are going to want to see if there are any terms we can simplify. By examining the numerators and denominators of our functions, we can see that we can remove a 3 from the denominator of the second function and the numerator of the first function. This would be represented as:


(7)/(9) \cdot (3)/(4) = (7)/(3) \cdot (1)/(4)


Now, we can multiply the fractions. Remember that to multiply fractions, simply multiply both the numerators over both the denominators, as shown below:


(a)/(b) \cdot (c)/(d) = (ac)/(bd)


By applying this information, we can solve for the product of the fractions:


(7)/(3) \cdot (1)/(4) = (7)/(12)


Our answer is
\boxed{(7)/(12)}.

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