Solve 2/5*6.95=

$$\frac{ 2 }{ 5 } \times 6.95=$$

Evaluate

$$2.78$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 6.95 to fraction \frac{695}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{695}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{2}{5}\times \frac{139}{20}$$

Multiply \frac{2}{5} times \frac{139}{20} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{2\times 139}{5\times 20}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{2\times 139}{5\times 20}.

$$\frac{278}{100}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{278}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{139}{50}$$

Factor

$$\frac{139}{2 \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 2\frac{39}{50} = 2.78$$