• Calculate the product of 3/4 and 16/21. • Find the product of 5 7/9 and 27/56. • Determine the result of 4 2/5 times 7 1/3. • What is twice the product of 8/15 and 2 4/7?

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Alex Soroka · Answer 1 · 2024-03-12T22:16:28+0000

The respective results of the fractional multiplication problems are approximately 0.5714, 1.3929, 32.2667, and 2.7429.

To solve the questions, you should multiply the fractions. Like:

For the first part: 3/4 multiplied by 16/21 equals 12/21 or approximately 0.5714.
For the second part: convert 5 7/9 to an improper fraction, it becomes 52/9. So 52/9 multiplied by 27/56 equals 234/168 or approximately 1.3929.
For the third part: convert 4 2/5 and 7 1/3 to improper fractions, they become 22/5 and 22/3. So 22/5 times 22/3 equals 484/15 or approximately 32.2667.
For the last problem: convert 2 4/7 to improper fraction, it becomes 18/7. Twice the product of 8/15 and 18/7 equals 96/35 or approximately 2.7429.