$\displaystyle\frac{3}{8}\cdot2\frac{1}{4}=\left(\frac{3}{8}\cdot\boxed{2}\right)+\left(\frac{3}{8}\cdot\frac{1}{4}\right)\\\\=\frac{6}{8}+\frac{3}{\boxed{32}}=\frac{24}{32}+\frac{3}{32}=\frac{24+3}{32}\\\\=\frac{\boxed{27}}{32}$

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Of course, fractions are multiplied in the usual way:

$\dfrac{a}{b}\cdot\dfrac{c}{d}=\dfrac{ac}{bd}$

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3 years ago

jane spend $42 for her for shoes this was $14 less than twice what she spent for a blouse how much was the blouse

Lunna [17]

42=2b-14 where b=price of the blouse
42+14=2b
56=2b
b=56/2
b=$28 is the price of the blouse

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3 years ago

The sum of negative eighteen and a number is eleven. What is the number?

ivanzaharov [21]

I agree with the person above.
The sum of negative eighteen and a number is eleven:
-18 + x = 11 which is the same as A. x - 18 = 11; x = 11 + 18; x = 29

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3 years ago

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Shorty's gross pay last week was $251.20.if her hourly rate was $7.85,how many hours did she works?

Maslowich

251.50 divided by 7.85 is 32 so she worked 32 hours.

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3 years ago