Question

Melania walked her dog 2 1/5 miles. Cathy walked her dog 1 3/4 times as far as Melania did. How many miles did Cathy walk her dog.

Answer 1

Make the fractions improper to multiply.2 1/5 becomes 11/5 and 1 3/4 becomes 7/4. multiply the numerators then multiply the denominators. you get 77/20, which is simplest form. don't let teachers feed you that bs about it having to be a mixed number. an improper fraction is way more useful.