Solve 1/2*0.04*3^2

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \times 0.04 \times { 3 }^{ 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$0.18$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 0.04 to fraction \frac{4}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{1}{25}\times 3^{2}$$

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

$$\frac{1\times 1}{2\times 25}\times 3^{2}$$

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

$$\frac{1}{50}\times 3^{2}$$

Calculate 3 to the power of 2 and get 9.

$$\frac{1}{50}\times 9$$

Multiply \frac{1}{50} and 9 to get \frac{9}{50}.

$$\frac{9}{50}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 ^ {2}}{2 \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 0.18$$