1 1/3 x 5/8 ? A. 3/4 B. 4/5 C. 5/6 D. 5/8 Which one!?

just multiply tops and bottoms

1/3 * 5/8 = (1*5)/(3*8) = 5/24

Dude, anyone know this?

Ms. Sue do you know this one

or perhaps

4/3 *5/8 = 5/6

Kate,

Ms Sue has passed away.

To multiply fractions, you need to multiply the numerators (the numbers on top) together and the denominators (the numbers on the bottom) together.

For the given problem, we have:

1 1/3 x 5/8

First, we need to convert the mixed number 1 1/3 into an improper fraction. To do this, we multiply the whole number (1) by the denominator of the fraction (3) and add the numerator (1) to get the numerator of the improper fraction. The denominator remains the same. So, 1 1/3 can be written as (3 + 1)/3 = 4/3.

Now, we can multiply the fractions:

4/3 x 5/8

Multiplying the numerators (4 x 5) and the denominators (3 x 8), we get:

(4 x 5)/(3 x 8) = 20/24

To simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4. Doing this yields:

20 ÷ 4 / 24 ÷ 4 = 5/6

So, the answer to the problem is C. 5/6.