Question

Evaluate 1/2yz

if y= 3/5
and z= −1 7/8
Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

_51/80

Explanation:

1/2*3/5*_17/8

1/2×3/5×(_17/8)

3/10×(_17/8)

_51/80

Answer 2

To evaluate 1/2yz when y = 3/5 and z = -17/8, we first substitute the given values for y and z into the expression:

1/2(3/5)(-17/8)

Next, we can simplify this by multiplying the fractions:

1/2 * 3/5 * -17/8 = (-3/10) * (-17/8)

To multiply the fractions we multiply the numerators and denominators separately:

(-3/10) * (-17/8) = (-3 * -17)/(10 * 8)

Then we can simplify the numerator by combining like terms:

(-3 * -17)/(10 * 8) = 51/40

So the final result of the expression is 51/40.