Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 6
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2. Percents and Decimals
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Exercise 7 Page 173

Multiply both the numerators and the denominators.

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Practice makes perfect

When we multiply fractions, we need to remember that the product of two fractions is equal to the product of the numerators divided by the product of the denominators. Let's find the given product!

3/7*2/9
3* 2/7* 9
6/63

Since 6 and 63 have a common factor, we can simplify our fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 3.

6/63
6÷ 3/63 ÷ 3
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There are no more common factors between the numerator and the denominator. Also, because the denominator is greater than the numerator, we cannot write the quotient as a mixed number. This means that the answer is in the simplest possible form.