Multiplying the common ordinary fractions: - 28/56 × 78/47 = ? The multiplication process explained. The result written: As a negative proper fraction (the numerator < the denominator). As a decimal number. As a percentage
- 28/56 × 78/47 = ?
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.
28/56 =
(22 × 7)/(23 × 7) =
((22 × 7) ÷ (22 × 7))/((23 × 7) ÷ (22 × 7)) =
(22 ÷ 22 × 7 ÷ 7)/(23 ÷ 22 × 7 ÷ 7) =
(2(2 - 2) × 1)/(2(3 - 2) × 1) =
(20 × 1)/(2 × 1) =
(1 × 1)/(2 × 1) =
1/2
78/47 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors.
Their prime factorization:
78 = 2 × 3 × 13
47 is a prime number (it cannot be factored into other prime factors)
Rewrite the equivalent simplified operation:
- 28/56 × 78/47 =
- 1/2 × 78/47
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.
- 1/2 × 78/47 =
- 78 / (2 × 47) =
- (2 × 3 × 13) / (2 × 47)
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 × 3 × 13; 2 × 47) = 2
Divide the numerator and the denominator by their GCF:
- (2 × 3 × 13) / (2 × 47) =
- ((2 × 3 × 13) ÷ 2) / ((2 × 47) ÷ 2) =
- (2 ÷ 2 × 3 × 13)/(2 ÷ 2 × 47) =
- (1 × 3 × 13)/(1 × 47) =
- (3 × 13)/47 =
- 39/47
Rewrite the fraction
As a decimal number:
Simply divide the numerator by the denominator, without a remainder, as shown below:
- 39/47 =
- 39 ÷ 47 ≈
- 0.829787234043 ≈
- 0.83
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.
- 0.829787234043 =
- 0.829787234043 × 100/100 =
( - 0.829787234043 × 100)/100 =
- 82.978723404255/100 ≈
- 82.978723404255% ≈
- 82.98%
The final answer:
written in three ways
As a negative proper fraction:
(the numerator < the denominator)
- 28/56 × 78/47 = - 39/47
As a decimal number:
- 28/56 × 78/47 ≈ - 0.83
As a percentage:
- 28/56 × 78/47 ≈ - 82.98%
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