(1/3x) whole square - 2(1/3x)(2/5y)+(2/5y) whole square I cant simplify this am stuck in this step

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Tabby sells clothing at a retail store, and she earns a commission of 6.25% on all items she sells. last week she sold a pair of jeans for $32.50, a skirt for $18.95, and 2 blouses for $14.95 each. what was tabby's total commission? a $4.15 b $5.08 c $81.35 d $348.60

1- is the product of two rational numbers irrational or rational? first, make a hypothesis by multiplying two rational numbers. then, use variables such as x=a/b and y=c/d and the closure property of integers to prove your hypothesis. 2- what do you think the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? is it rational or irrational? make use of variables, the closure property of integers, and possibly a proof by contradiction to prove your hypothesis. 3- why do we have to specify that the rational number must be nonzero when we determine what the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? if the rational number were 0, would it give us the same result we found in part b?