Multiply 7/8 by a Factor of 7: Fraction Scaling Problem

Increase the following fraction by a factor of 7:

78= \frac{7}{8}=

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00:00 Expand the fraction by 7
00:03 Multiply the fraction by the given factor
00:07 Make sure to multiply both numerator and denominator
00:10 Calculate the multiplications
00:14 And this is the solution to the question

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Increase the following fraction by a factor of 7:

78= \frac{7}{8}=

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Let's multiply both the numerator and denominator by 7 as follows:

7×78×7=4956 \frac{7\times7}{8\times7}=\frac{49}{56}

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Final Answer

4956 \frac{49}{56}

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