Mrs. Baldwin was running a course 7/8

Question

of a mile long. She stopped 2/3
of the way through to drink some water. How far had she run at that point? Choose the answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

To find out how far Mrs. Baldwin had run, we need to calculate 2/3 of 7/8 mile.
To do this, we multiply the two fractions together:
2/3 * 7/8 = (2*7)/(3*8) = 14/24
Since the question asks for the answer in simplest form, we can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 2:
14/24 = 7/12
Therefore, Mrs. Baldwin had run 7/12 mile at that point.