Solve 3/2*0.96

$$\frac{ 3 }{ 2 } \times 0.96$$

Evaluate

$$1.44$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 0.96 to fraction \frac{96}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{96}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{3}{2}\times \frac{24}{25}$$

Multiply \frac{3}{2} times \frac{24}{25} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{3\times 24}{2\times 25}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{3\times 24}{2\times 25}.

$$\frac{72}{50}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{72}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{36}{25}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {2} \cdot 3 ^ {2}}{5 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{11}{25} = 1.44$$