SOLUTION: What is one-half of two-thirds of three-quarters of four-fifths of five-sixths of six-sevenths of seven-eights of eight-ninths of nine-tenths of one hundred? pls dont use algebra

Question 53974: What is one-half of two-thirds of three-quarters of four-fifths of five-sixths of six-sevenths of seven-eights of eight-ninths of nine-tenths of one hundred?
pls dont use algebra to explain
Found 2 solutions by rchill, aaaaaaaa:
Answer by rchill(405) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The equation is , which simplifies to , or 10.
Answer by aaaaaaaa(138) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"of", when using fractions, can be translated as "times".
So, as an example, two-fifths of 25 can be expressed as
When multiplying fractions, we multiply all the numerators and all the denominators (consider 100's denominator as 1). We can also simplify a numerator with a denominator (divide them both by the same amount) if we want. There's a specific rule that'll help us much, that is the fact that two equal numbers cancel out when simplifying.

This would be a very complicated thing to do, if we couldn't simplify. Look at this:

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