Solve 31/2*21/3

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

Evaluate

$$\frac{49}{6}\approx 8.166666667$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 3 and 2 to get 6.

$$\frac{6+1}{2}\times \frac{2\times 3+1}{3}$$

Add 6 and 1 to get 7.

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

Multiply 2 and 3 to get 6.

$$\frac{7}{2}\times \frac{6+1}{3}$$

Add 6 and 1 to get 7.

$$\frac{7}{2}\times \frac{7}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{7}{2} times \frac{7}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{7\times 7}{2\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{7\times 7}{2\times 3}.

$$\frac{49}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7 ^ {2}}{2 \cdot 3} = 8\frac{1}{6} = 8.166666666666666$$