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[katex]\text{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 0 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 49 \qquad \text{(D)}\ \frac{1}{49} \qquad \text{(E)}\ 50[/katex]
 
[katex]\text{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 0 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 49 \qquad \text{(D)}\ \frac{1}{49} \qquad \text{(E)}\ 50[/katex]
  
==Solution 1==
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==Solution==
 
By the [[associative property]], we can rearrange the numbers in the numerator and the denominator. [katex display=true]\frac{3}{3}\cdot \frac{5}{5}\cdot\frac{7}{7}\cdot\frac{9}{9}\cdot\frac{11}{11}=1\cdot1\cdot1\cdot1\cdot1=\boxed{\text{(A)} 1}[/katex]
 
By the [[associative property]], we can rearrange the numbers in the numerator and the denominator. [katex display=true]\frac{3}{3}\cdot \frac{5}{5}\cdot\frac{7}{7}\cdot\frac{9}{9}\cdot\frac{11}{11}=1\cdot1\cdot1\cdot1\cdot1=\boxed{\text{(A)} 1}[/katex]
 
==Solution 2 ==
 
Multlipication gives:<cmath>\frac{15}{99}\cdot\frac{693}{105}=\frac{10395}{10395}=\boxed{\text{(A)}\ 1}.</cmath>
 
 
==Video Solution by BoundlessBrain!==
 
https://youtu.be/eC_Vu3vogHM
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 19:22, 14 December 2023

Problem

[katex]\dfrac{3\times 5}{9\times 11}\times \dfrac{7\times 9\times 11}{3\times 5\times 7}=[/katex]


[katex]\text{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 0 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 49 \qquad \text{(D)}\ \frac{1}{49} \qquad \text{(E)}\ 50[/katex]

Solution

By the associative property, we can rearrange the numbers in the numerator and the denominator. [katex display=true]\frac{3}{3}\cdot \frac{5}{5}\cdot\frac{7}{7}\cdot\frac{9}{9}\cdot\frac{11}{11}=1\cdot1\cdot1\cdot1\cdot1=\boxed{\text{(A)} 1}[/katex]

See Also

1985 AJHSME (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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