How do you evaluate 2\frac { 3} { 4} \times 1\frac { 6} { 7} \times 5\frac { 3} { 8}?

1 Answer
Dec 11, 2017

27frac {101}{224}

Explanation:

2\frac { 3} { 4} \times 1\frac { 6} { 7} \times 5\frac { 3} { 8}

First convert all mixed fraction into improper form :

=\frac {2xx4+ 3} { 4} \times \frac {1xx7+ 6} { 7} \times \frac {5xx8+3} { 8}

=frac { 11} { 4} \times \frac { 13} { 7} \times \frac { 43} { 8}

= frac{11xx13xx43}{4xx7xx8}

=frac{6149}{224}

=27frac {101}{224}