Here's a little more detail:
Change the mixed nuber to an improper fraction
The 2 in the top of the first fraction and the 4 in the
bottom of the last fraction can both be divided by 2
so we cancel them and write what we get when we divide
them by 2 above the 2 and below the 4
1
2
Also the 3 in the top of the last fraction and the 3 in the
bottom of the first fraction can both be divided by 3, so we
cancel them and write what we get when we divide them by 3
above this 3 on the top and below the 3 on the bottom
1 1
1 2
Now we multiply across the tops 1×11×1 and get 11 for the numerator
and multiply across the bottoms 1×5×2 and get 10 for the denominator
and we have
Now since this is an improper ("top-heavy") fraction we change it to a mixed
number
1
10)11
10
1
Edwin