Question

Laura completed the following steps to find a product.

Answer 1

The solution to the product of 8 and three-seventh is 2 2/7. According to Laura, she made mistake in step 2 by adding 8 and 3 instead of multiplying

Multiplication of fractions and integers

Fractions are written as a ratio of two integers. For instance a/b is a fraction where a and b are integers.

Given the following equation

Multiply 3/7 and 8

This is expressed mathematically as;

3/7 * 8

Step 1: Swap to have;

8 * 3/7

Step 2: Group the numerator

(8*2)/7

Step 3; Simplify

16/7

Step 4; Convert to mixed fraction

16/7=  2 2/7

The solution to the product of 8 and three-seventh is 2 2/7. According to Laura, she made mistake in step 2 by adding 8 and 3 instead of multiplying

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