Question

1\(\dfrac{1}{3}\)x1\(\dfrac{1}{8}\)x1\(\dfrac{1}{15}\)x1\(\dfrac{1}{24}\)x1\(\dfrac{1}{35}\)

Answer 1

\(1\dfrac{1}{3}\times1\dfrac{1}{8}\times1\dfrac{1}{15}\times1\dfrac{1}{24}\times1\dfrac{1}{35}\)

= \(\dfrac{4}{3}\times\dfrac{9}{8}\times\dfrac{16}{15}\times\dfrac{25}{24}\times\dfrac{36}{35}\)

= \(\dfrac{4\times9\times16\times25\times36}{3\times8\times15\times24\times35}\)

= \(\dfrac{1\times2\times2\times25\times36}{1\times2\times15\times24\times35}\)

= \(\dfrac{4\times25\times36}{30\times24\times35}\)

= \(\dfrac{1\times25\times36}{30\times6\times35}=\dfrac{1}{7}\)

Answer 2

\(1\dfrac{1}{3}\times1\dfrac{1}{8}\times1\dfrac{1}{15}\times1\dfrac{1}{24}\times1\dfrac{1}{35}\)

\(=\dfrac{4}{3}\times\dfrac{9}{8}\times\dfrac{16}{15}\times\dfrac{25}{24}\times\dfrac{36}{35}\)

\(=\dfrac{2\times2}{1\times3}\times\dfrac{3\times3}{2\times4}\times\dfrac{4\times4}{3\times5}\times\dfrac{5\times5}{4\times6}\times\dfrac{6\times6}{5\times7}\)

\(=\left(\dfrac{2}{1}\times\dfrac{3}{2}\times\dfrac{4}{3}\times\dfrac{5}{4}\times\dfrac{6}{5}\right)\times\left(\dfrac{2}{3}\times\dfrac{3}{4}\times\dfrac{4}{5}\times\dfrac{5}{6}\times\dfrac{6}{7}\right)\)

\(=6\times\dfrac{2}{7}=\dfrac{12}{7}\)