Q. Perform the operation and reduce the answer fully. Make sure to express your answer as a simplified fraction.59⋅21Answer:
Multiply Numerators: Multiply the numerators (top numbers) of the fractions. 9×1=9
Multiply Denominators: Multiply the denominators (bottom numbers) of the fractions. 5×2=10
Write New Fraction: Write the result of the multiplication as a new fraction.The new fraction is (9×1)/(5×2) which is 9/10.
Check for Simplification: Check if the fraction can be simplified further.Since 9 and 10 have no common factors other than 1, the fraction 109 is already in its simplest form.
More problems from Powers with decimal and fractional bases