Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.7 - Operations on Mixed Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 303: 114

Answer

To mulitly mixed numbers, you can convert them into improper fractions, then multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.

Work Step by Step

For example: $1\frac{2}{3} \times 2 \frac{3}{4}$ Convert to improper fractions $\frac{5}{3} \times \frac{11}{4}$ Multiply the numerators together and the denominators together $\frac{55}{12}$ You can then convert it back into a mixed fraction $4\frac{7}{12}$
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