document.write( "Question 155299: How do you multiply whole numbers by fractions like: 1 and 5 over 9 multiplied by 7? \n" ); document.write( "

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1 and 5 over 9 multiplied by 7?
\n" ); document.write( "looks like this: (1-5/9)(7)?
\n" ); document.write( "Convert the mixed fraction (1-5/9) to improper fraction?
\n" ); document.write( "How?Multiply the denominator in this case \"9\"- by the whole number \"1\"= 9*1=9. Then add the numerator, in this case 5: 9+5=14, and use the same denominator 9: $\"14%2F9\"$ -----> multiply the numerator by $\"7\"$ :
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2814%2F9%29%287%29=98%2F9=10.8888888\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Jojo
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