Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions - 3.5 Order Relation and the Order of Operations - 3.5 Exercises - Page 245: 61

Answer

3

Work Step by Step

$\frac{3}{8}(\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{2}) \times\frac{32}{3}$ = $\frac{3}{8}(\frac{1}{4} + \frac{2}{4}) \times\frac{32}{3}$ = $\frac{3}{8}(\frac{3}{4}) \times\frac{32}{3}$ = $\frac{9}{32} \times \frac{32}{3}$ = $\frac{9}{1} \times \frac{1}{3}$ = $\frac{9}{3}$ = 3
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