| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{2x^2}{25y^2}\frac{25y^3}{8x^3}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{50x^2y^3}{200x^3y^2}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $ \dfrac{2x^2}{25y^2} $ by $ \dfrac{25y^3}{8x^3} $ to get $ \dfrac{ 50x^2y^3 }{ 200x^3y^2 } $. Step 1: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 2: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{2x^2}{25y^2} \cdot \frac{25y^3}{8x^3} & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{ 2x^2 \cdot 25y^3 }{ 25y^2 \cdot 8x^3 } \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 50x^2y^3 }{ 200x^3y^2 } \end{aligned} $$ |