Solve 8/7*1.5

$$\frac{ 8 }{ 7 } \times 1.5$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{12}{7}\approx 1.714285714$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 1.5 to fraction \frac{15}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{8}{7}\times \frac{3}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{8}{7} times \frac{3}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{8\times 3}{7\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{8\times 3}{7\times 2}.

$$\frac{24}{14}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{24}{14} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{12}{7}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 2 ^ {2}}{7} = 1\frac{5}{7} = 1.7142857142857142$$