turn 2 7/8 into a mixed number by multiplying 8 by 2 and adding 7. your mixed number will be 23/8 times 2/3. multiply across 23 times 2 and 8 times 3 for 26/24. reduce your fraction by diving the top and bottom by a common number. divide both by 2 and get 13/12 or 1 1/12
