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428 Probability and Predictions
Find each value.
7 × 15 2. 24 × 6
13 × 4 4. 8 × 21
6 × 5 × 4 × 3 6. 4 × 3 × 2 × 1
10 × 9 × 8 × 7 8. 11 × 10 × 9
3 6 × ×^52 10. 5 9 ××^8 4 ××^7 3
_ 3 4 × ×^3 2 × ×^21 12. __^7 4 ××^6 3 ×× (^5 2) ××^4 1
MUSIC If you download 9 songs an
hour for 5 hours every day this week,
how many songs will you have
downloaded this week?
EXAMPLE 1
Find 7 × 6 × 5 × 4.
7 × 6 × 5 × 4 = 42 × 5 × 4
= 210 × 4
= 840
EXAMPLE 2
Find the value of _ 3 6 ××^5 2 ××^4 1.
2 2
_ 3 6 ××^5 2 ×× 1 4 = _ 3 6 ××^5 2 ××^4 1
1 1
= _^201
= 20
Write each fraction in simplest form.
- 128 15. 183
- ^4
16
17. ^5
15 - SLEEP Use the table shown. What
fraction of the day, in simplest form,
does a guinea pig spend sleeping?
Average Sleep Time Per Day
Animal Number of Hours
Baboon 10
Guinea Pig 9
Gray Seal 6
EXAMPLE 3
Write _^2128 in simplest form.
÷ 7
2821 = ^34
÷ 7
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Multiply from left
to right.
Simplify. Divide out
common factors.
Multiply the numerator.
Multiply the denominator.
Divide the numerator and
denominator by the GCF, 7.
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