Multiplying the common ordinary fractions: - 26/44 × 30/51 = ? The multiplication process explained. The result written: As a negative proper fraction (the numerator < the denominator). As a decimal number. As a percentage
- 26/44 × 30/51 = ?
Simplify the operation
Reduce (simplify) the fractions to their lowest terms equivalents:
To fully reduce a fraction, to the lowest terms equivalent: divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, GCF.
* By reducing the values of the numerators and the denominators of the fractions the calculations are easier to make.
A fully reduced (simplified) fraction is one with the smallest possible numerator and denominator, one that can no longer be reduced, and it is called an irreducible fraction.
* In order to easily reduce a fraction, factor its numerator and denominator. This way all the common prime factors are easily identified and crossed out, without calculating the GCF.
26/44 =
(2 × 13)/(22 × 11) =
((2 × 13) ÷ 2)/((22 × 11) ÷ 2) =
(2 ÷ 2 × 13)/(22 ÷ 2 × 11) =
(1 × 13)/(2(2 - 1) × 11) =
(1 × 13)/(21 × 11) =
(1 × 13)/(2 × 11) =
13/22
30/51 =
(2 × 3 × 5)/(3 × 17) =
((2 × 3 × 5) ÷ 3)/((3 × 17) ÷ 3) =
(2 × 3 ÷ 3 × 5)/(3 ÷ 3 × 17) =
(2 × 1 × 5)/(1 × 17) =
10/17
Rewrite the equivalent simplified operation:
- 26/44 × 30/51 =
- 13/22 × 10/17
Perform the operation of calculating the fractions
Multiply the fractions:
1) Multiply the numerators, that is, all the numbers above the fractions bars, separately.
2) Multiply the denominators, that is, all the numbers below the fractions bars, separately.
* Factor all the numerators and all the denominators in order to easily reduce (simplify) the end fraction.
- 13/22 × 10/17 =
- (13 × 10) / (22 × 17) =
- (13 × 2 × 5) / (2 × 11 × 17) =
- (2 × 5 × 13) / (2 × 11 × 17)
Fully reduce (simplify) the end fraction to its lowest terms equivalent:
Calculate the greatest common factor, GCF,
of the numerator and denominator of the fraction:
A fully reduced (simplified) fraction is one with the smallest possible numerator and denominator, one that can no longer be reduced, and it is called an irreducible fraction.
To fully reduce a fraction, to the lowest terms equivalent: divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, GCF.
* To calculate the GCF, we need to factor the numerator and the denominator of the fraction into prime factors.
Then multiply all the common prime factors: if there are repeating prime factors we only take them once, and only the ones having the lowest exponent (the lowest powers).
GCF (2 × 5 × 13; 2 × 11 × 17) = 2
Divide the numerator and the denominator by their GCF:
- (2 × 5 × 13) / (2 × 11 × 17) =
- ((2 × 5 × 13) ÷ 2) / ((2 × 11 × 17) ÷ 2) =
- (2 ÷ 2 × 5 × 13)/(2 ÷ 2 × 11 × 17) =
- (1 × 5 × 13)/(1 × 11 × 17) =
- (5 × 13)/(11 × 17) =
- 65/187
Rewrite the fraction
As a decimal number:
Simply divide the numerator by the denominator, without a remainder, as shown below:
- 65/187 =
- 65 ÷ 187 ≈
- 0.347593582888 ≈
- 0.35
As a percentage:
A percentage value p% is equal to the fraction: p/100, for any decimal number p. So, we need to change the form of the number calculated above, to show a denominator of 100.
To do that, multiply the number by the fraction 100/100.
The value of the fraction 100/100 = 1, so by multiplying the number by this fraction the result is not changing, only the form.
- 0.347593582888 =
- 0.347593582888 × 100/100 =
( - 0.347593582888 × 100)/100 =
- 34.75935828877/100 =
- 34.75935828877% ≈
- 34.76%
The final answer:
written in three ways
As a negative proper fraction:
(the numerator < the denominator)
- 26/44 × 30/51 = - 65/187
As a decimal number:
- 26/44 × 30/51 ≈ - 0.35
As a percentage:
- 26/44 × 30/51 ≈ - 34.76%
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