How do you multiply and simplify \frac { 7} { 12} \cdot \frac { 8} { 14} ?

1 Answer
Jun 17, 2017

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Explanation:

First, rewrite the numbers in it's smallest factors:

7/(2xx2xx3) xx (2xx2xx2)/(7xx2)

Merge the fractions together:

(7xx2xx2xx2)/(2xx2xx3xx7xx2)

Now eliminate any common factors from the top and bottom:

(cancel(7)xxcancel(2)xxcancel(2)xxcancel(2))/(cancel(2)xxcancel(2)xx3xxcancel(7)xxcancel(2))

We're left with:

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