{"id":266232,"date":"2025-07-22T17:34:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=266232"},"modified":"2025-07-22T17:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:34:22","slug":"evaluate-5-18-x-3-4-give-your-answer-as-a-fraction-in-its-simplest-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/22\/evaluate-5-18-x-3-4-give-your-answer-as-a-fraction-in-its-simplest-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluate 5 18 \u00d7 3 4 Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Evaluate 5 18 \u00d7 3 4 Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To evaluate the expression 5183\u00d73415 \\frac{18}{3} \\times 3 \\frac{4}{1}5318\u200b\u00d7314\u200b, let&#8217;s break it down step by step:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Convert Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, we need to convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>51835 \\frac{18}{3}5318\u200b:<br>A mixed number is expressed as: Mixed\u00a0number=Whole\u00a0number+NumeratorDenominator\\text{Mixed number} = \\text{Whole number} + \\frac{\\text{Numerator}}{\\text{Denominator}}Mixed\u00a0number=Whole\u00a0number+DenominatorNumerator\u200b So, for 51835 \\frac{18}{3}5318\u200b, convert the whole part (5) into a fraction and then add the fractional part: 5=5\u00d733=1535 = \\frac{5 \\times 3}{3} = \\frac{15}{3}5=35\u00d73\u200b=315\u200b So: 5183=153+183=3335 \\frac{18}{3} = \\frac{15}{3} + \\frac{18}{3} = \\frac{33}{3}5318\u200b=315\u200b+318\u200b=333\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3413 \\frac{4}{1}314\u200b:<br>Similarly, for 3413 \\frac{4}{1}314\u200b, we convert the whole part (3) into a fraction: 3=3\u00d711=313 = \\frac{3 \\times 1}{1} = \\frac{3}{1}3=13\u00d71\u200b=13\u200b Thus: 341=31+41=713 \\frac{4}{1} = \\frac{3}{1} + \\frac{4}{1} = \\frac{7}{1}314\u200b=13\u200b+14\u200b=17\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Multiply the Fractions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we have the fractions 333\\frac{33}{3}333\u200b and 71\\frac{7}{1}17\u200b, we can multiply them together:333\u00d771=33\u00d773\u00d71=2313\\frac{33}{3} \\times \\frac{7}{1} = \\frac{33 \\times 7}{3 \\times 1} = \\frac{231}{3}333\u200b\u00d717\u200b=3\u00d7133\u00d77\u200b=3231\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Simplify the Fraction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, simplify the fraction 2313\\frac{231}{3}3231\u200b by dividing the numerator (231) by the denominator (3):2313=77\\frac{231}{3} = 773231\u200b=77<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the result of 5183\u00d73415 \\frac{18}{3} \\times 3 \\frac{4}{1}5318\u200b\u00d7314\u200b is:777777<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner6-1561.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266233\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evaluate 5 18 \u00d7 3 4 Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form. 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