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Miss parks wrote 4 statement to the board and asked the class which one was true. Which statement is true?

A)3 and 2/3 x 4/5 is greater than 3 and 2/3
B)1 and 7/8 x 2 and 1/3 is greater than 2 and 1/3
C)1 and 7/8 x 8/8 is less than 2 and 5/6
D)2 and 3/8 x 4 is less than 4

User Telewin
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(3 2/3)(4/5) = (11/3)(2/5) = 22/5 = 1 7/15 (false}

(1 7/8)(2 1/3) = (15/8)(7/3) = 35/8 = 4 3/8 (true)

(1 7/8) (8/8) = 1 7/8 (true)

(2 3/8)(4) = (19/8)(4) = 19/2 = 9 1/2 (false)

I got two true statements ...
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