Question

Multiply 3/8 times 12. Write the answer in simplest form and convert to a mixed number

Answer 1

To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together and multiply the denominators together.

The multiplication of the numerators is: 3 * 12 = 36.
The multiplication of the denominators is: 8 * 1 = 8.

So, 3/8 times 12 equals 36/8.

To simplify the fraction 36/8, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4.

Dividing 36 by 4 gives us 9, and dividing 8 by 4 gives us 2.

Therefore, 36/8 simplifies to 9/2.

To convert 9/2 to a mixed number, we divide 9 by 2. The quotient is 4 and the remainder is 1.

Thus, 9/2 as a mixed number is 4 1/2.