Solve 31/4*27/8

$$3 \frac { 1 } { 4 } \times 2 \frac { 7 } { 8 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{299}{32}=9.34375$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 3 and 4 to get 12.

$$\frac{12+1}{4}\times \frac{2\times 8+7}{8}$$

Add 12 and 1 to get 13.

$$\frac{13}{4}\times \frac{2\times 8+7}{8}$$

Multiply 2 and 8 to get 16.

$$\frac{13}{4}\times \frac{16+7}{8}$$

Add 16 and 7 to get 23.

$$\frac{13}{4}\times \frac{23}{8}$$

Multiply \frac{13}{4} times \frac{23}{8} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{13\times 23}{4\times 8}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{13\times 23}{4\times 8}.

$$\frac{299}{32}$$

Factor

$$\frac{13 \cdot 23}{2 ^ {5}} = 9\frac{11}{32} = 9.34375$$