As Radou noted, this is a product, not a sum. The two numbers are mixed numbers (a whole number plus a fraction), which are not very useful for calculations. Convert each of the mixed numbers to an improper fraction, and then multiply, using the rules of fraction multiplication.Gringo123 said:What does the word mean when you are presented with a question like this?
Evaluate 3 1/3 x 1 1/5
Is it simply asking us to work out the answer to the sum?
To evaluate a fraction multiplied by a fraction, you must first multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together. The resulting fraction is the simplified product of the two fractions.
Yes, fractions with different denominators can be multiplied together. However, the resulting product may need to be simplified further by finding the lowest common denominator.
To simplify the resulting fraction, you must find the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numerator and denominator and divide both by the GCF. This will give you the simplest form of the fraction.
Yes, it is possible for the resulting fraction to be larger than the original fractions. This can happen when the numerator and denominator of the resulting fraction have a common factor that was not present in the original fractions.
Yes, fractions with negative numbers can be multiplied together. The same rules for multiplying fractions apply, but it is important to properly apply the signs in the resulting fraction according to the rules of multiplying negative numbers.