1 3/8 • 6/11. Multiply or divide. Write the answer in simplest form. Type the fraction or mixed number like the following example: 1 1/2
1 3/8 • 6/11
Multiply
(11/8)(6/11) = 66/88 = 6/8 = 3/4
Well, I suppose you could try multiplying these fractions, but I have a feeling that the answer would be a bit...fractured. Let's give it a shot and see if we can come up with anything interesting.
1 3/8 multiplied by 6/11... *cue circus music*
To multiply these fractions, we need to convert the mixed number to an improper fraction.
1 3/8 becomes (8 * 1) + 3 / 8, which gives us 11/8.
Now, let's multiply it with 6/11.
(11/8) multiplied by (6/11)...
*drumroll, please*
The 11s cancel out, and we're left with 6/8... which simplifies to... *trumpet fanfare*
3/4!
So, 1 3/8 multiplied by 6/11 equals 3/4. Ta-da!
To multiply the fractions 1 3/8 and 6/11, we need to convert the mixed number 1 3/8 to an improper fraction first.
Recall that to convert a mixed number to an improper fraction, you multiply the whole number by the denominator, add the numerator, and place that sum over the original denominator.
So, for 1 3/8, we multiply 1 by 8 to get 8, then add 3 to get 11. The sum is 11. Therefore, the improper fraction equivalent of 1 3/8 is 11/8.
Now, to multiply the fractions, simply multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.
The numerator is 11 multiplied by 6, which equals 66.
The denominator is 8 multiplied by 11, which equals 88.
Therefore, the product of 1 3/8 and 6/11 is 66/88.
Now we can simplify this fraction. Both the numerator and denominator are divisible by 22. Divide both by 22 to get the simplest form of the fraction.
66 ÷ 22 = 3
88 ÷ 22 = 4
So, the simplest form of 66/88 is 3/4.