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May i ask a math questionHow to multiply a whole number anda fraction.7 * (9/12)

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To multiply a whole number, and a fraction, we can proceed as follows:

1. In general, we only need to multiply the whole number times the numerator of the fraction as follows:


a\cdot(b)/(c)=(a\cdot b)/(c)

2. And then, we can simplify the fraction.

If we have that:


7\cdot(9)/(12)

In this case, we can first

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