Solve 1/2*7.5=27

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \times 7.5=27$$

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Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 7.5 to fraction \frac{75}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{75}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{15}{2}=27$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times \frac{15}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 15}{2\times 2}=27$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 15}{2\times 2}.

$$\frac{15}{4}=27$$

Convert 27 to fraction \frac{108}{4}.

$$\frac{15}{4}=\frac{108}{4}$$

Compare \frac{15}{4} and \frac{108}{4}.

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