Question

2 1/7 x 4 3/8 =
8 3/56
8 1/5
9 5/8
9 3/8

Answer 1

`2(1)/(7) * 4(3)/(8) =((2\cdot7)+1)/(7) * ((4*8) +3)/(8)=(14+1)/(7) * (32+3)/(8)\\\\=(15)/(7) * (35)/(8)=(15)/(7) * (7*5)/(8)=(15)/(1) *(5)/(8) \\\\=(15*5)/(8) =(75)/(8) \\\\=\boxed{\bf{9(3)/(8)}}`

Your final answer is 9 3/8.