Question

Laura completed the following steps to find a product.

Multiply: Three-sevenths times 8

Step 1: 8 times three-sevenths

Step 2: StartFraction (8 plus 3) over 7 EndFraction

Step 3: Eleven-sevenths

Step 4: 1 and four-sevenths

In which step did Laura make her first mistake?

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4

Answers

  1. The solution to the product of 8 and three-seventh is 2 2/7. According to Laura, she made mistake in step 2 by adding 8 and 3 instead of multiplying
    Multiplication of fractions and integers
    Fractions are written as a ratio of two integers. For instance a/b is a fraction where a and b are integers.
    Given the following equation
    Multiply 3/7 and 8
    This is expressed mathematically as;
    3/7 * 8
    Step 1: Swap to have;
    8 * 3/7
    Step 2: Group the numerator
    (8*2)/7
    Step 3; Simplify
    16/7
    Step 4; Convert to mixed fraction
    16/7=  2 2/7
    The solution to the product of 8 and three-seventh is 2 2/7. According to Laura, she made mistake in step 2 by adding 8 and 3 instead of multiplying
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