How do you simplify 7/8*3 1/5?

1 Answer

We first make an improper fraction of 3 1/5

Explanation:

3 1/5=3xx5/5+1/5=(15+1)/5=16/5

We now have 7/8xx16/5=(7xx16)/(8xx5)

We can only cancel out a 8:
(7xx2xxcancel8)/(cancel8xx5)=(7xx2)/(5)=14/5
This can be written as 2 4/5