document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12241>Question 12241</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me with this problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  2/7x2&1/8x3=   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answers are.....6 & 1/28, 9/4, 1 & 23/28, or none of these. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Begin by making the 2 1/8 an improper fraction = 17/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then put 3 in fraction form, 3/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/7*17/8*3/1= <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we just multiply all the numerators together, and all denominators.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*17*3=102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7*8*1=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you have: 102/56 and when you simplify you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 46/56 simplify again = 1 23/28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps =) </SPAN>\n" );
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