Suppose we want to multiply the following mixed numbers:

1\,\dfrac 1 {3} \times 1\,\dfrac 2{5}

To solve this problem, we can use the following three steps:

Step 1: Convert both mixed numbers to improper fractions.

  • First, we write 1\,\dfrac 1 {3} as an improper fraction: 1\,\dfrac 1 {3}=\dfrac{(3\times 1)+1}{3}= \dfrac43

  • We also write 1\,\dfrac25 as an improper fraction: 1\,\dfrac25=\dfrac{(5\times 1)+2}{5}= \dfrac75

Step 2: Multiply the fractions by multiplying the numerators and denominators separately: \dfrac43\times\dfrac75= \dfrac {4\times 7} {3\times 5} = \dfrac{28}{15}

Step 3: Simplify or convert back to a mixed number, if necessary: \dfrac{28}{15} = 1 \, \text{R} 13 = 1 \, \dfrac{13}{15}

Therefore, the answer is 1 \, \dfrac{13}{15}.

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What is the missing digit in the following equality?

1\,\dfrac 1 {2} \times 2\,\dfrac1{3}=\dfrac{\,\fbox{[math]\phantom{0}[/math]}}{2}

EXPLANATION

First, we write 1\,\dfrac 1 {2} as an improper fraction:

1\,\dfrac 1 {2}=\dfrac{(2\times 1)+1}{2}= \dfrac {3} {2}

We also write 2\,\dfrac 1 {3} as an improper fraction:

2\,\dfrac 1 {3}=\dfrac{(3\times 2)+1}{3}= \dfrac {7} {3}

Now, we can multiply the two numbers.

\begin{align*} \dfrac{3}{\color{red}2}\times\dfrac {7} {\color{blue}3} \end{align*}

We can simplify this product by swapping the denominators:

\begin{align*} \dfrac{3}{\color{red}2}\times\dfrac {7} {\color{blue}3} &= \dfrac{3}{\color{blue}3}\times\dfrac {7} {\color{red}2} \\[5pt] &= 1\times\dfrac {7} {2} \\[5pt] &=\dfrac{7}{2} \end{align*}

Therefore, the missing number is {\color{blue}{7}}.

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What is the missing digit in the following equality?

\[1\,\dfrac 2 {3} \times 2\,\dfrac 3 {4}=\dfrac{\,\fbox{$\phantom{0}$}}{12}\]

a
$17$
b
$6$
c
$11$
d
$5$
e
$55$

What is the missing digit in the following equality?

\[ 1\,\dfrac 3 {5} \times 2\,\dfrac 3 {4}=\dfrac{\,\fbox{$\phantom{0}$}}{5} \]

a
$22$
b
$9$
c
$6$
d
$18$
e
$27$

What is the value of 1\,\dfrac 1 {2} \times 1\,\dfrac 1 {3} ?

EXPLANATION

First, we write 1\,\dfrac 1 {2} as an improper fraction:

1\,\dfrac 1 {2}=\dfrac{(2\times 1)+1}{2}= \dfrac {3} {2}

We also write 1\,\dfrac 1{3} as an improper fraction:

1\,\dfrac 1 {3}=\dfrac{(1\times 3)+1}{3}= \dfrac {4}{3}

Now, we can multiply the two numbers.

\begin{align*} \dfrac{3}{\color{red}2}\times\dfrac {4} {\color{blue}3} \end{align*}

We can simplify this product by swapping the denominators:

\begin{align*} \dfrac{3}{\color{red}2}\times\dfrac {4} {\color{blue}3} &= \dfrac{3}{\color{blue}3}\times\dfrac {4} {\color{red}2} \\[5pt] &= 1\times 2 \\[5pt] &=2 \end{align*}

Therefore, we conclude that

1\,\dfrac 1 {2} \times 1\,\dfrac 1 {3} = 2.

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Expressed in its simplest form, $2\,\dfrac 4 {5} \times 2\,\dfrac 1 {2} = $

a
b
c
d
e

Expressed in its simplest form, $4\,\dfrac 1 {2} \times 1\,\dfrac 1 {3} = $

a
b
c
d
e

What is 3 \, \dfrac 1 {2} \times 1 \,\dfrac 2 {5} expressed as a mixed number?

EXPLANATION

First, we write 3\,\dfrac 1{2} as an improper fraction:

3\,\dfrac 1 {2}=\dfrac{(3\times 2)+1}{2}= \dfrac{7}{2}

We also write 1\,\dfrac 2 {5} as an improper fraction:

1\,\dfrac 2 {5}=\dfrac{(1\times 5)+2}{5}= \dfrac{7}{5}

Now, we can multiply the two numbers. We multiply the numerators, and we multiply the denominators:

\dfrac 7 {2} \times \dfrac{7}{5} = \dfrac {7\times 7} {2\times 5} = \dfrac{49}{10}

Finally, we write the resulting improper fraction as a mixed number:

\dfrac{49}{10} =4\,\textrm{R} 9 = 4\,\dfrac 9 {10}.

FLAG

Expressed as a mixed number in its lowest terms, $ 3 \, \dfrac 1 {2} \times 1 \,\dfrac 2 {3} = $

a
b
c
d
e

$ 2 \, \dfrac 1 {3} \times 1 \,\dfrac 3 {4}=$

a
$5\,\dfrac 5 {7}$
b
$3\,\dfrac 3 {7}$
c
$2\,\dfrac 1 {4}$
d
$4\,\dfrac 1 {12}$
e
$2\,\dfrac 5 {12}$

Express 2\,\dfrac 1 {3} \times 2\,\dfrac 1 {4} as a mixed number in its lowest terms.

EXPLANATION

First, we write 2\,\dfrac 1 {3} as an improper fraction:

2\,\dfrac 1 {3}=\dfrac{(3\times 2)+1}{3}= \dfrac {7} {3}

We also write 2\,\dfrac 1{4} as an improper fraction:

2\,\dfrac 1 {4}=\dfrac{(2\times 4)+1}{4}= \dfrac {9}{4}

Now, we can multiply the two numbers.

\begin{align*} \dfrac{7}{\color{red}3}\times\dfrac {9} {\color{blue}4} \end{align*}

We can simplify this product by swapping the denominators:

\begin{align*} \dfrac{7}{\color{red}3}\times\dfrac {9} {\color{blue}4} &= \dfrac{7}{\color{blue}4}\times\dfrac {9} {\color{red}3} \\[5pt] &= \dfrac 74 \times 3 \\[5pt] &=\dfrac{21}{4} \end{align*}

Finally, we write the resulting improper fraction as a mixed number:

\dfrac{21}{4} = 5\,\textrm{R} 1= 5\,\dfrac 1 {4}.

FLAG

$1\,\dfrac 1 {5} \times 1\,\dfrac 1{4}=$

a
$3\,\dfrac 1{4}$
b
$1\,\dfrac 1{2}$
c
$2\,\dfrac 9 {10}$
d
$3\,\dfrac 3 {10}$
e
$2\,\dfrac 1{5}$

Expressed as a mixed number in its lowest terms, $2\,\dfrac 2{11} \times 1\,\dfrac 1{10} = $

a
b
c
d
e

Expressed as a mixed number in its lowest terms, $2\,\dfrac 47 \times 1\,\dfrac 56=$

a
b
c
d
e
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