desperately seeking help. work must be shown. answer must be in simplest form. Thanks
1 1
_ X _
2 2
let me retype the question. Sorry for the scribble. 1/2 X 1/2 answer in simplest form. must show work. thanks
1/4 (no work to be shown). You just multiply straight across and then reduce, if possible. It wasn't in this case.
To solve this multiplication problem, we'll follow these steps:
Step 1: Multiply the numerators (the numbers on top) together.
In this case, 1 multiplied by 1 is equal to 1.
Step 2: Multiply the denominators (the numbers on the bottom) together.
In this case, 2 multiplied by 2 is equal to 4.
Step 3: Write down the result from Step 1 as the numerator and the result from Step 2 as the denominator.
So, our answer is 1/4.
Therefore, after performing the multiplication and simplification, the answer is 1/4.