What is 3/5 of 5/8 of 2/3?

Question

A. 1/4
B. 3/8
C. 9/16
D. 5/8
E. 16/9

Mo2men · Answer

3/5 * 5/8 * 2/3= 1/4

Answer: A

Nunuboy1994 · Answer

Just read carefully - 3/5 of 5/8 of 2/3 in correct order simply means if you have 5/8 of 2/3 then what is 3/5 of that?

5/8 x 2/3 = 10/24= 5/12 x 3/5 = 15/60 = 1/4

Thus 
 "A"

Abhishek009 · Answer

\frac{3}{5}*\frac{5}{8}*\frac{2}{3}  =  \frac{1}{4}

Thus, answer will be (A)

generis · Answer

Seems simple, but I can see the possibility of arithmetic mistakes, so I suspect this question tests the rules that "of" = multiply, that order in this case does not matter (you don't have to calculate 5/8 of 2/3 first, e.g.), and that one should "cancel" before solving.

( 3 / 5 ) * ( 5 / 8 ) * ( 2 / 3 ) :

The two   3s  , factored out (canceled), leave 1 in numerator and 1 in denominator

The two   5s  , factored out, also leave 1 in both numerator and denominator

The   2  , factored out of   2   and   8  , leaves 1 in the numerator and 4 in the denominator:

( 1 / 1 ) * ( 1 / 4 ) * ( 1 / 1 )  =

\frac{1 * 1 * 1}{1 * 4 * 1}

Answer A:  \frac{1}{4}

JeffTargetTestPrep · Answer

Let’s first determine 3/5 of 5/8:

(3/5) x (5/8) = 3/8

Now let’s determine 3/8 of 2/3:

(3/8) x (2/3) = 1/4

Answer: A

TimeTraveller · Answer

\frac{3}{5} * \frac{5}{8} * \frac{2}{3} = \frac{2}{8} = \frac{1}{4} . Ans - A.

AqsaGhori · Answer

Easy one of mean multiply
so
3/5*5/8*2/3
3/8*2/3
3/4*1/3
1/4
^^ Answer

kinvestor · Answer

3/5 x 5/8 x 2/3= 1/4

Answer Choice A.

BrentGMATPrepNow · Answer

OF means multiplication

\frac{3}{5}  of  \frac{5}{8}  of  \frac{2}{3} = \frac{3}{5}	imes\frac{5}{8}	imes\frac{2}{3}=\frac{1}{4}

Answer: A

kntombat · Answer

\frac{3}{5}*\frac{5}{8}*\frac{2}{3}  =  \frac{1}{4} .

the 5's and the 3's get cancelled, leaving   \frac{1}{4} .

Therefore, the OA is A.

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