Solve 11/3*1.5*5/8

$$1 \frac { 1 } { 3 } \times 1.5 \times \frac { 5 } { 8 }$$

Evaluate

$$1.25$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 1 and 3 to get 3.

$$\frac{3+1}{3}\times 1.5\times \frac{5}{8}$$

Add 3 and 1 to get 4.

$$\frac{4}{3}\times 1.5\times \frac{5}{8}$$

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.

$$\frac{4}{3}\times \frac{3}{2}\times \frac{5}{8}$$

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

$$\frac{4\times 3}{3\times 2}\times \frac{5}{8}$$

Cancel out 3 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{4}{2}\times \frac{5}{8}$$

Divide 4 by 2 to get 2.

$$2\times \frac{5}{8}$$

Express 2\times \frac{5}{8} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{2\times 5}{8}$$

Multiply 2 and 5 to get 10.

$$\frac{10}{8}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{5}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5}{2 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{1}{4} = 1.25$$