Question

6 2/3 x 2 1/4Just confused

Answer 1

`(6(2)/(3))\cdot(2(1)/(4))`

start my multipliying the outside number to the numerator

`((12)/(3))\cdot((2)/(4))`

simplify the fractions

`(4)\cdot((1)/(2))`

apply the multiplication like this

`(a)/(b)\cdot(c)/(d)=(cd)/(bd)`

`(4)\cdot((1)/(2))=(4)/(2)`

SImplify

`(4)\cdot((1)/(2))=(4)/(2)=2`