Solve 31/7*23/44

$$3 \frac { 1 } { 7 } \times 2 \frac { 3 } { 44 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{13}{2}=6.5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 3 and 7 to get 21.

$$\frac{21+1}{7}\times \frac{2\times 44+3}{44}$$

Add 21 and 1 to get 22.

$$\frac{22}{7}\times \frac{2\times 44+3}{44}$$

Multiply 2 and 44 to get 88.

$$\frac{22}{7}\times \frac{88+3}{44}$$

Add 88 and 3 to get 91.

$$\frac{22}{7}\times \frac{91}{44}$$

Multiply \frac{22}{7} times \frac{91}{44} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{22\times 91}{7\times 44}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{22\times 91}{7\times 44}.

$$\frac{2002}{308}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{2002}{308} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 154.

$$\frac{13}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{13}{2} = 6\frac{1}{2} = 6.5$$