7/4 * [5/8+1/2]

use the distributive property of multiplication over addition

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Dear student, simple 7/4 * [5/8+1/2] = 7/4Ã—5/8 + 7/4Ã—1/2 = 35/32+ 7/8 = (35+28) /32=63/32. Regards..

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