Answer
False.
Work Step by Step
False. The whole number needs to be rewritten as $\frac{whole\ number}{1}$. Example:
$\frac{4}{5} \cdot 8 = \frac{4}{5} \cdot \frac{8}{1} = \frac{4 \cdot 8}{5 \cdot 1} = \frac{32}{5}$.
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 2 - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions - 2.5 Multiplying Fractions - 2.5 Exercises - Page 148: 21
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