Solve 23/7*61/2

$$2 \frac { 3 } { 7 } \times 6 \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{221}{14}\approx 15.785714286$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 2 and 7 to get 14.

$$\frac{14+3}{7}\times \frac{6\times 2+1}{2}$$

Add 14 and 3 to get 17.

$$\frac{17}{7}\times \frac{6\times 2+1}{2}$$

Multiply 6 and 2 to get 12.

$$\frac{17}{7}\times \frac{12+1}{2}$$

Add 12 and 1 to get 13.

$$\frac{17}{7}\times \frac{13}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{17}{7} times \frac{13}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{17\times 13}{7\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{17\times 13}{7\times 2}.

$$\frac{221}{14}$$

Factor

$$\frac{13 \cdot 17}{2 \cdot 7} = 15\frac{11}{14} = 15.785714285714286$$