Solve 1/2(6+7)3.6

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } (6+7)3.6$$

Evaluate

$$23.4$$

Solution Steps

Add 6 and 7 to get 13.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times 13\times 3.6$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} and 13 to get \frac{13}{2}.

$$\frac{13}{2}\times 3.6$$

Convert decimal number 3.6 to fraction \frac{36}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{36}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{13}{2}\times \frac{18}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{13}{2} times \frac{18}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{13\times 18}{2\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{13\times 18}{2\times 5}.

$$\frac{234}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{234}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{117}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{13 \cdot 3 ^ {2}}{5} = 23\frac{2}{5} = 23.4$$