Multiply. write each product in simplest form 1. 1/2 x 5/8 2. 3/5 x 5/9 3. 3/8 x 2/5 4. 2 3/8 x 16 5. 1 4/5 x 5/12 6. 1 2/10 x 5

Answer & Step-by-step explanation:

To multiply two fractions you have to multiply the numerators and the denominators.

1/2 × 5/8 = 5/16

3/5 × 5/9 = 15/45 = 1/3

3/8 × 2/5 = 6/40 = 3/20

to make mixed numbers improper fractions, you have to multiply the denominator by the whole number and then add the numerator to it. So the new number becomes the numerator while the denominator stays as the denominator.

2 3/8 × 16= 19/8 *16/1 = 38

If the numerator of the one fraction is the same as the denominator as the other fraction, they cancel out.

1 4/5 × 5/12 = 9/5 × 5/12 = 9/12

1 2/10 × 5 = 12/10 × 5/1 = 60/10 = 6

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step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2