standard_description: Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Solve. Show or explain your work.
a.
$${{2\over3} }$$
of
$${{4\over5}}$$
b.
$${{4\over9}}\times \frac{5}{8}$$
Problem 2
A farmer’s land measures
$${{7\over8}}$$
of a mile long and
$${{4\over5}}$$
of a mile wide. What is the area, in square miles, of the farmer’s land?


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