Solve 2.2*(5div2)

$$2.2 \times (5 \div 2)$$

Evaluate

$$5.5$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 2.2 to fraction \frac{22}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{22}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{11}{5}\times \frac{5}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{11}{5} times \frac{5}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{11\times 5}{5\times 2}$$

Cancel out 5 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{11}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11}{2} = 5\frac{1}{2} = 5.5$$