Solve 50/16*0.44

$$\frac { 50 } { 16 } \times 0.44$$

Evaluate

$$1.375$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{50}{16} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{25}{8}\times 0.44$$

Convert decimal number 0.44 to fraction \frac{44}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{44}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{25}{8}\times \frac{11}{25}$$

Multiply \frac{25}{8} times \frac{11}{25} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{25\times 11}{8\times 25}$$

Cancel out 25 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{11}{8}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11}{2 ^ {3}} = 1\frac{3}{8} = 1.375$$