Question

What is the answer to this

Answer 1

`4 (3)/(5) * (5)/(12) =`


`= (23)/(5) * (5)/(12)`

You changed the mixed numeral into a fraction correctly.
Now you need to multiply the fractions.
Multiply the numerators together, and multiply the denominators together.


`= (23 * 5)/(5 * 12)`

Now we could multiply out the numerator and denominator, and then we'd need to reduce the fraction, but before we multiply, we see there is a factor of 5 both in the numerator and in the denominator, so we can reduce before we multiply.


`= (23 * 5)/(12 * 5)`


`= (23)/(12)`


`= 1 (11)/(12)`