Question

Tammy said the product of 5/7

and 1 1/4
is 1 3/4
.

How can you tell that this answer is wrong?

Answer 1

Explanation:

To determine if Tammy's answer of 1 3/4 for the product of 5/7 and 1 1/4 is correct, we can perform the multiplication ourselves.

First, we need to convert 1 1/4 to an improper fraction:

1 1/4 = (4 x 1 + 1)/4 = 5/4

Then, we can multiply the fractions:

5/7 x 5/4 = 25/28

As we can see, 25/28 is not equal to 1 3/4. Therefore, Tammy's answer of 1 3/4 is incorrect. The correct answer is 25/28, which is an improper fraction. We can also express this as a mixed number: 0 25/28.