Solve 2.5*1/2

$$2.5 \times \frac{ 1 }{ 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$1.25$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 2.5 to fraction \frac{25}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{25}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{5}{2}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{5}{2} times \frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{5\times 1}{2\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 1}{2\times 2}.

$$\frac{5}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5}{2 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{1}{4} = 1.25$$