SOLUTION: please help me solve this fraction 2/5 times 10/3in simplest form

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Question 733618: please help me solve this fraction 2/5 times 10/3in simplest form
Answer by Simnepi(216) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiplying fractions:
Multiply across the top, multiply across the bottom, then simplify! Easy!
So let's look at your problem.
%282%2F5%29%2A%2810%2F3%29
Multiplying the numerators (top numbers) gives 2*10=20
Multiplying the denominators (bottom numbers) gives 5*3=15
So now we have
%282%2F5%29%2A%2810%2F3%29=%2820%2F15%29 we can divide top and bottom by 5, giving
%2820%2F15%29=4%2F3 OR as a mixed number we have %284%2F3%29=1%2A%281%2F3%29 (one and one third)