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Envision Math 2.0: Grade 6, Volume 2

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Exercise 15 Page 385

Multiply both the numerators and the denominators.

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Practice makes perfect

Before we evaluate the expression, let's first rewrite it so that all of the numbers are fractions.

1 12 * 1/4

a bc=a* c+b/c

1 * 2 +1/2 * 1/4

Identity Property of Multiplication

2 +1/2 * 1/4

Add terms

3/2 * 1/4

When multiplying fractions, remember that the product of two fractions is equal to the product of the numerators divided by the product of the denominators.

3/2 * 1/4

Multiply fractions

3 * 1/2 * 4

Identity Property of Multiplication

3/2 * 4

Multiply

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