Solve 3+1/5*7/2

$$3 + \frac { 1 } { 5 } \cdot \frac { 7 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{37}{10}=3.7$$

Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{1}{5} times \frac{7}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$3+\frac{1\times 7}{5\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 7}{5\times 2}.

$$3+\frac{7}{10}$$

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{30}{10}.

$$\frac{30}{10}+\frac{7}{10}$$

Since \frac{30}{10} and \frac{7}{10} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{30+7}{10}$$

Add 30 and 7 to get 37.

$$\frac{37}{10}$$

Factor

$$\frac{37}{2 \cdot 5} = 3\frac{7}{10} = 3.7$$