SOLUTION: Explain why 4�3/5=(4�3)/5=12/5 and how would you draw a pic?

Question 713342: Explain why 4�3/5=(4�3)/5=12/5 and how would you draw a pic?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It follows the meaning of multiplication.

, and because the denominators are all 5,
=, and again using the meaning of multiplication, we can express as:

In slightly more advanced levels of Arithmetic, we do not use an "x" to indicate the multiplication operator. We may rather use a mid-level dot this way:
, the being 4 multiplied by 3. Another common alternative is the put each regular number into separate grouping symbols. would mean, 3 multiplied by 4.
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