What is #2/3# of #7/8#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-13T20:24:49

#=7/12#

#2/3of7/8#
#=2/3times7/8#
#=7/12#

Answer 2 · 2017-06-21T18:53:04

#7/12#

#a/b# fraction of value #x# formula:
#\rArra/b\cdotx#

here #a/b=2/3# and #x=7/8#
therefore #2/3# of #7/8# is

#2/3\cdot7/8=(2\cdot7)/(3\cdot8)=14/24#

simplify the fraction, both are divisible by 2:
#(14\div2)/(24\div2)=7/12#