Question

1. What is the product of -2.5 and 8.77 ?

2. Alexander purchased a computer on sale. The original price was $1,200. The sale price was 5/6 of the original price. How much did Alexander pay for the computer?

3. Mara finished 1/5 of her assignment on Saturday and 3/8 of her assignment on Sunday. What Fraction of her assignment did she complete on Saturday and Sunday?

Answer 1

1. -21.925
2. $200
3. 23/40

Answer 2

1. Well first, what does product mean? It means to multiply...so: -2.5•8.77=-21.925

2. 5/6 of 1,200 is 1000. 1,200÷6=200 200•5=1000.

3. 1/5+3/8. Find like denominators. (40) 8/40+15/40=23/40 or as a decimal, 0.575.

Hoped I helped!