Question

Work out the product of
2 2/3 and 4 4/5

Answer 1

12
`(4)/(5)`

Explanation:

The first step is to change the mixed numbers to improper fractions

2
`(2)/(3)` × 4
`(4)/(5)`

=
`(8)/(3)` ×
`(24)/(5)` ( cancel 3 and 24 by 3 )

=
`(8)/(1)` ×
`(8)/(5)`

=
`(8(8))/(1(5))`

=
`(64)/(5)`

= 12
`(4)/(5)`

Answer 2

The fraction for is 65/5 or you can convert it to a decimal which is12.8