Question

Nat has 5 pieces of string.Each piece is 7/8 inch long.How many inches of string does Nat have?

Answer 1

first you have to multiply 7 by 5 which is 35 now you have 35 over 8
(35/8) which equals to 4.375 and in mixed formed its 4 3/8

Answer 2

7 5 35
-- x -- = ---
8 1 8

Therefore 35/8 = 4 3/8

Your answer is 4 3/8, Hope this helped! :)