Solve 1/2*3.5*24

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \times 3.5 \times 24$$

Evaluate

$$42$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 3.5 to fraction \frac{35}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{35}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{7}{2}\times 24$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times \frac{7}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 7}{2\times 2}\times 24$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 7}{2\times 2}.

$$\frac{7}{4}\times 24$$

Express \frac{7}{4}\times 24 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{7\times 24}{4}$$

Multiply 7 and 24 to get 168.

$$\frac{168}{4}$$

Divide 168 by 4 to get 42.

$$42$$

Factor

$$2\times 3\times 7$$