Multiplying the common ordinary fractions: 36/74 × 49/72 = ? The multiplication process explained. The result written: As a positive proper fraction (the numerator < the denominator). As a decimal number. As a percentage
36/74 × 49/72 = ?
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.
36/74 =
(22 × 32)/(2 × 37) =
((22 × 32) ÷ 2)/((2 × 37) ÷ 2) =
(22 ÷ 2 × 32)/(2 ÷ 2 × 37) =
(2(2 - 1) × 32)/(1 × 37) =
(21 × 32)/(1 × 37) =
(2 × 32)/(1 × 37) =
18/37
49/72 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors.
Their prime factorization:
49 = 72
72 = 23 × 32
Rewrite the equivalent simplified operation:
36/74 × 49/72 =
18/37 × 49/72
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.
18/37 × 49/72 =
(18 × 49) / (37 × 72) =
(2 × 32 × 72) / (37 × 23 × 32) =
(2 × 32 × 72) / (23 × 32 × 37)
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 × 32 × 72; 23 × 32 × 37) = 2 × 32
Divide the numerator and the denominator by their GCF:
(2 × 32 × 72) / (23 × 32 × 37) =
((2 × 32 × 72) ÷ (2 × 32)) / ((23 × 32 × 37) ÷ (2 × 32)) =
(2 ÷ 2 × 32 ÷ 32 × 72)/(23 ÷ 2 × 32 ÷ 32 × 37) =
(1 × 3(2 - 2) × 72)/(2(3 - 1) × 3(2 - 2) × 37) =
(1 × 30 × 72)/(22 × 30 × 37) =
(1 × 1 × 72)/(22 × 1 × 37) =
72/(22 × 37) =
49/(4 × 37) =
49/148
Rewrite the fraction
As a decimal number:
Simply divide the numerator by the denominator, without a remainder, as shown below:
49/148 =
49 ÷ 148 ≈
0.331081081081 ≈
0.33
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.
0.331081081081 =
0.331081081081 × 100/100 =
(0.331081081081 × 100)/100 =
33.108108108108/100 ≈
33.108108108108% ≈
33.11%
The final answer:
written in three ways
As a positive proper fraction:
(the numerator < the denominator)
36/74 × 49/72 = 49/148
As a decimal number:
36/74 × 49/72 ≈ 0.33
As a percentage:
36/74 × 49/72 ≈ 33.11%
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