Solve 15/9*4.5

$$\frac{ 15 }{ 9 } \times 4.5$$

Evaluate

$$7.5$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{5}{3}\times 4.5$$

Convert decimal number 4.5 to fraction \frac{45}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{45}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{5}{3}\times \frac{9}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{5}{3} times \frac{9}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{5\times 9}{3\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 9}{3\times 2}.

$$\frac{45}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{45}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{15}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 5}{2} = 7\frac{1}{2} = 7.5$$