Solve 1/2*146.96

$$\frac { 1 } { 2 } \times 146.96$$

Evaluate

$$73.48$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 146.96 to fraction \frac{14696}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{14696}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{3674}{25}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times \frac{3674}{25} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 3674}{2\times 25}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 3674}{2\times 25}.

$$\frac{3674}{50}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{3674}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1837}{25}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11 \cdot 167}{5 ^ {2}} = 73\frac{12}{25} = 73.48$$