Solve 1.8*171/3

$$1.8 \times 17 \frac{ 1 }{ 3 }$$

Evaluate

$$31.2$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 17 and 3 to get 51.

$$1.8\times \frac{51+1}{3}$$

Add 51 and 1 to get 52.

$$1.8\times \frac{52}{3}$$

Convert decimal number 1.8 to fraction \frac{18}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{18}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{9}{5}\times \frac{52}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{9}{5} times \frac{52}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{9\times 52}{5\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{9\times 52}{5\times 3}.

$$\frac{468}{15}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{468}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{156}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 13 \cdot 2 ^ {2}}{5} = 31\frac{1}{5} = 31.2$$