Answer: 14
Step-by-step explanation: To multiply a mixed number times a whole number, first write each of them as an improper fraction.
So we can rewrite 3 and 1/2 as the improper fraction 7/2
and we can write 4 as the improper fraction 4/1.
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So now we have 7/2 × 4/1.
When we're multiplying fractions, we want to
cross-cancel first whenever possible.
So here, notice that we can cross-cancel 2 and 4 to 1 and 2.
So we have 7/1 × 2/1.
Now we just multiply across the numerators and multiply across the denominators and we have our answer, 14/1 or just 14.
