Question

Work out, giving your answer in it's simplest form: 4 1/5 × 5/14​

Answer 1

Answer is 3/2 or 1 1/2

Step by step


First change your mixed number 4 1/5 into a fraction 21/5

Now set up your question

21/5 x 5/14

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You can cross cancel out the 5’s for easy math, then multiply across you get 21/14.

Now simplify.

21 and 14 are both divisible by 7 = 3/2

3/2 is you answer in simplest form, or 1 1/2