Multiply 5/12 times 2. Write answer in simplest form. (1 point)
Responses
10/12
5/6
10/24
5/12
The correct answer is 5/6.
To multiply 5/12 by 2, you multiply the numerators (top numbers) and the denominators (bottom numbers) separately.
5/12 * 2/1 = (5 * 2) / (12 * 1) = 10/12
The answer in simplest form is 5/6.
To multiply two fractions together, you simply multiply the numerators (the numbers on top) and then multiply the denominators (the numbers on the bottom).
In this case, you need to multiply 5/12 by 2.
The numerator of 5/12 is 5 and the denominator is 12.
The numerator of 2 is 2 and the denominator is 1 (since it is a whole number).
So, you multiply the numerators: 5 * 2 = 10.
And you multiply the denominators: 12 * 1 = 12.
Therefore, the product of 5/12 times 2 is 10/12.
To simplify this fraction, you can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which in this case is 2.
Dividing 10 by 2 gives you 5, and dividing 12 by 2 gives you 6.
So, the simplified form of 10/12 is 5/6.