1. **Problem Statement:** Multiply the fractions given in Part 4.
2. **Formula:** To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:
$$\frac{a}{b} \times \frac{c}{d} = \frac{a \times c}{b \times d}$$
3. **Important Rule:** Always simplify the resulting fraction by dividing numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD).
4. **Work each problem:**
**a.** $$\frac{21}{4} \times \frac{8}{3} \div 14 = \frac{21 \times 8}{4 \times 3} \times \frac{1}{14}$$
Calculate numerator and denominator:
$$= \frac{168}{12} \times \frac{1}{14}$$
Simplify $$\frac{168}{12}$$:
$$= \frac{\cancel{168}^{14}}{\cancel{12}^{1}} \times \frac{1}{14} = 14 \times \frac{1}{14}$$
Multiply:
$$= \frac{14}{1} \times \frac{1}{14} = \frac{14 \times 1}{1 \times 14} = \frac{14}{14}$$
Simplify:
$$= 1$$
**b.** $$\frac{3}{15} \times \frac{2}{20} \div \frac{1}{50} = \frac{3 \times 2}{15 \times 20} \times \frac{50}{1}$$
Calculate numerator and denominator:
$$= \frac{6}{300} \times 50$$
Simplify $$\frac{6}{300}$$:
$$= \frac{\cancel{6}^{1}}{\cancel{300}^{50}} \times 50 = \frac{1}{50} \times 50$$
Multiply:
$$= \frac{1 \times 50}{50 \times 1} = \frac{50}{50}$$
Simplify:
$$= 1$$
**c.** $$\frac{7}{9} \times \frac{27}{28} \div \frac{3}{4} = \frac{7 \times 27}{9 \times 28} \times \frac{4}{3}$$
Calculate numerator and denominator:
$$= \frac{189}{252} \times \frac{4}{3}$$
Simplify $$\frac{189}{252}$$:
$$= \frac{\cancel{189}^{63}}{\cancel{252}^{84}} \times \frac{4}{3}$$
Multiply:
$$= \frac{63 \times 4}{84 \times 3} = \frac{252}{252}$$
Simplify:
$$= 1$$
**d.** $$\frac{1}{10} \times \frac{70}{11} = \frac{1 \times 70}{10 \times 11} = \frac{70}{110}$$
Simplify $$\frac{70}{110}$$:
$$= \frac{\cancel{70}^{7}}{\cancel{110}^{11}}$$
Final answer:
$$= \frac{7}{11}$$
**e.** $$45 \times \frac{3}{5} = \frac{45 \times 3}{5} = \frac{135}{5}$$
Simplify $$\frac{135}{5}$$:
$$= \frac{\cancel{135}^{27}}{\cancel{5}^{1}} = 27$$
**f.** $$\frac{2}{7} \times \frac{49}{10} = \frac{2 \times 49}{7 \times 10} = \frac{98}{70}$$
Simplify $$\frac{98}{70}$$:
$$= \frac{\cancel{98}^{14}}{\cancel{70}^{10}}$$
Final answer:
$$= \frac{14}{10} = \frac{7}{5}$$
Fraction Multiplication Ba3108
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