Solve 1/2*0.8[1.2+1]

$$\frac { 1 } { 2 } \times 0.8 [ 1.2 + 1 ]$$

Evaluate

$$0.88$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 0.8 to fraction \frac{8}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{4}{5}\left(1.2+1\right)$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times \frac{4}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 4}{2\times 5}\left(1.2+1\right)$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 4}{2\times 5}.

$$\frac{4}{10}\left(1.2+1\right)$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{2}{5}\left(1.2+1\right)$$

Add 1.2 and 1 to get 2.2.

$$\frac{2}{5}\times 2.2$$

Convert decimal number 2.2 to fraction \frac{22}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{22}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{2}{5}\times \frac{11}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{2}{5} times \frac{11}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{2\times 11}{5\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{2\times 11}{5\times 5}.

$$\frac{22}{25}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 11}{5 ^ {2}} = 0.88$$