Question

Which products are greater than 2 5/6?A.1/8 × 2 5/6B.2 5/6 × 2 5/6C.2 5/6 × 1 5/8D.5/6 × 2 5/6E.6/5 × 2 5/6

Answer 1

First, we need to change the mixed number to an improper fraction:

$2\frac{5}{6}=\frac{(6\cdot2)+5}{6}=\frac{17}{6}\approx2.83$

Now let's evaluate each of the options:

A.

$\frac{1}{8}\times2\frac{5}{6}=\frac{1}{8}\times\frac{17}{6}=\frac{1\cdot17}{8\cdot6}=\frac{17}{48}\approx0.354$

B.

$2\frac{5}{6}\times2\frac{5}{6}=\frac{17}{6}\times\frac{17}{6}=\frac{17\cdot17}{6\cdot6}=\frac{289}{36}\approx8.02$

C.

$2\frac{5}{6}\times1\frac{5}{8}=\frac{17}{6}\times\frac{13}{8}=\frac{17\cdot13}{6\cdot8}=\frac{221}{48}\approx4.60$

D.

$\frac{5}{6}\times2\frac{5}{6}=\frac{5}{6}\times\frac{17}{6}=\frac{5\cdot17}{6\cdot6}=\frac{85}{36}\approx2.36$

E.

$\frac{6}{5}\times2\frac{5}{6}=\frac{6}{5}\times\frac{17}{6}=\frac{6\cdot17}{5\cdot6}=\frac{17}{5}\approx3.4$

Now, we can conclude that options B, C, and E are greater than 2 5/6.