How do you evaluate #\frac { 1} { 18} \cdot 16#?

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smendyka
Nov 28, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

#1/18 * 16 = 1/18 * 16/1 = (1 * 16)/(18 * 1) = 16/18#

We can now reduce the fraction:

#16/18 = (2 * 8)/(2 * 9) = (color(red)(cancel(color(black)(2))) * 8)/(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(2))) * 9) = 8/9#

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