Solve 4/3*2.5

$$\frac{ 4 }{ 3 } \times 2.5$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{10}{3}\approx 3.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 2.5 to fraction \frac{25}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{25}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{4}{3}\times \frac{5}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{4}{3} times \frac{5}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{4\times 5}{3\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{4\times 5}{3\times 2}.

$$\frac{20}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{20}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{10}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 5}{3} = 3\frac{1}{3} = 3.3333333333333335$$