Solve 21/3*1.2

$$2 \frac{ 1 }{ 3 } \times 1.2$$

Evaluate

$$2.8$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 2 and 3 to get 6.

$$\frac{6+1}{3}\times 1.2$$

Add 6 and 1 to get 7.

$$\frac{7}{3}\times 1.2$$

Convert decimal number 1.2 to fraction \frac{12}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{7}{3}\times \frac{6}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{7}{3} times \frac{6}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{7\times 6}{3\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{7\times 6}{3\times 5}.

$$\frac{42}{15}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{42}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{14}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 7}{5} = 2\frac{4}{5} = 2.8$$