Kevin had to make 14 visits to the dentists last year to take care of his braces. each visit cost #124. how much did the visits cost in all?

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's look at simpler cases.  If there was just one visit that would be 124.  if there were two, each time he'd have to pay 124 so it's 124+124 = 248.  So this is multiplication, because next would be three, which is 124+124+124 or 124 time 3.

In total then it's 124*14.  You may usually use an x for multiplication, and if you do just keep in mind * can also be used.  or, if something is inside of parenthesis like this 124(14) or (124)14.  If you need help doing the multiplication let me know.  

example 2 – simplify: step 1: completely factor both the numerators and denominators of all fractions. step 2: change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip (or reciprocate) the fraction after the division sign; essential you need to multiply by the reciprocal. step 3 : cancel or reduce the fractions.