Q. Perform the operation and reduce the answer fully. Make sure to express your answer as a simplified fraction.74×71Answer:
Multiply Numerators: Multiply the numerators together.4×1=4
Multiply Denominators: Multiply the denominators together. 7×7=49
Write Result as Fraction: Write the result as a fraction.The result of the multiplication is (4×1)/(7×7), which simplifies to 4/49.
Check for Simplification: Check if the fraction can be simplified further.Since 4 and 49 have no common factors other than 1, the fraction 494 is already in its simplest form.