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Multiply 2/3 by 1 1/4. Write the answer in simplest form

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Answer:

five / sixths.

5/6

Explanation:

  1. To multiply fractions, you have to convert the mixed fraction into unlike fractions. 1 1/4 = 5/4
  2. Multiply:
  • 2/3 x 5/4 = ↓
  • 2 · 5 / 3 · 4 = ↓
  • 10/12 = ↓
  • 5 · 2/6 · 2 = ↓
  • 5/6

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Answer:

5/6

Explanation:

2/3 x 5/4 = 10/12 = 5/6

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