Solve 2.25*2/3

$$2.25 \times \frac { 2 } { 3 }$$

Evaluate

$$1.5$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 2.25 to fraction \frac{225}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{225}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.

$$\frac{9}{4}\times \frac{2}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{9}{4} times \frac{2}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{9\times 2}{4\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{9\times 2}{4\times 3}.

$$\frac{18}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{18}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$\frac{3}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3}{2} = 1\frac{1}{2} = 1.5$$