## anonymous one year ago 2 and 5/6 * 8 and 4/7= ?? Answer needs to be a mixed number in simplest terms

1. phi

First change the mixed numbers into improper fractions can you do that ?

2. anonymous

no

3. phi

2 5/6 (two and five-sixths) to change into an improper fraction multiply the 2 times the "bottom number" then add the top number can you try to do that ?

4. anonymous

17

5. anonymous

??

6. phi

and write the 17 over the 6 in other words 2 5/6 is the same as 17/6

7. phi

now change 8 4/7 to an improper fraction

8. anonymous

60

9. phi

8 times the bottom number then add the top number that answer becomes the top number of the improper fraction the bottom of the improper fraction is 7

10. anonymous

what

11. anonymous

so 60/7 thats all you had to say

12. phi

you got the 60 (for the top). remember the bottom stays 7

13. anonymous

is the answer 24 and 1/5

14. phi

now multiply two fractions $\frac{17}{6} \cdot \frac{60}{7}$ when multiplying it's always better to simplify first if yo can notice you have 60 up top and 6 below. 6 divides into 60 evenly you get $\frac{17}{1}\cdot \frac{10}{7}$

15. phi

now multiply top times top and bottom times bottom $\frac{170}{7}$ now change back to a mixed number.

16. phi

divide 7 into 170. how many times does 7 go into 170? and what is the remainder?

17. phi

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18. phi

Long division

19. anonymous

ermeehhh gerd...dude listen i realllllllly dont have time to learn this. i have two days left to get a VERY HARD 20 % done..so could you please just tell me the answer..im stressing here

20. anonymous

im in summer school..you could be the hero that saves the fact that i will become a sophomore