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7 5/6 x 11 2/4

 Nov 25, 2016
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To multiply fractions you will need a COMMON denominator:

7 5/6 = 7 10/12  =   94/12

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11 2/4 = 11 6/12   =  138/12    Now you can multiply them

(138 x 94)  /  (12x 12)    12972/144 = 1081/12  =90 1/12

 Nov 25, 2016
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You don't need a common denominator though......

\(7\dfrac{5}{6}\times 11\dfrac{2}{4}\\ =7\dfrac{5}{6}\times 11\dfrac{1}{2}\\ =\dfrac{47}{6}\times \dfrac{23}{2}\\ =\dfrac{47\times 23}{6\times 2}\\ =\dfrac{1081}{12}\\ =90\dfrac{1}{12}\)

 Nov 25, 2016
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You are absoutely correct MW !  Don't know what (or why I wasn't) thinking !!!!   LOL      Good job!

ElectricPavlov  Nov 25, 2016

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