1. **State the problem:** Simplify the product of the fractions $$\frac{38}{22} \cdot \frac{66}{9} \cdot \frac{21}{57}$$.
2. **Write the expression:**
$$\frac{38}{22} \times \frac{66}{9} \times \frac{21}{57}$$
3. **Multiply the numerators and denominators:**
$$\frac{38 \times 66 \times 21}{22 \times 9 \times 57}$$
4. **Factor each number to simplify:**
- 38 = 2 \times 19
- 22 = 2 \times 11
- 66 = 2 \times 3 \times 11
- 9 = 3 \times 3
- 21 = 3 \times 7
- 57 = 3 \times 19
5. **Rewrite the fraction with factors:**
$$\frac{(2 \times 19) \times (2 \times 3 \times 11) \times (3 \times 7)}{(2 \times 11) \times (3 \times 3) \times (3 \times 19)}$$
6. **Combine all factors:**
$$\frac{2 \times 19 \times 2 \times 3 \times 11 \times 3 \times 7}{2 \times 11 \times 3 \times 3 \times 3 \times 19}$$
7. **Cancel common factors using \cancel{}:**
$$\frac{\cancel{2} \times \cancel{19} \times 2 \times \cancel{3} \times \cancel{11} \times 3 \times 7}{\cancel{2} \times \cancel{11} \times \cancel{3} \times 3 \times 3 \times \cancel{19}} = \frac{2 \times 3 \times 7}{3 \times 3}$$
8. **Simplify numerator and denominator:**
$$\frac{2 \times 3 \times 7}{3 \times 3} = \frac{42}{9}$$
9. **Simplify the fraction $$\frac{42}{9}$$ by dividing numerator and denominator by 3:**
$$\frac{\cancel{3} \times 14}{\cancel{3} \times 3} = \frac{14}{3}$$
10. **Final answer:**
$$\boxed{\frac{14}{3}}$$
Fraction Multiplication 2Bb236
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