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Use the Distributive Property to simplify

1/7 x (56 - 1/4)
Leave your answer in simplest form in the form of a/b − c/d

If one of your numbers is a whole number, put a 1 in that denominator

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hi

1/7 * (56 -1/4) = 56/7 - 1/28 = 224/28 - 1/28 = 223 /28

as 223 is prime, it's cannot be simplified. however it 7 +27/28

User Bhumit Mehta
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well what i got was:

the exact form: 233/28

decimal form: 7.96428571...

mixed number form: 7 27/28

not sure if this is right at all but i hope it helps at least a little

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