Solve 34/5*71/2

$$3 \frac{ 4 }{ 5 } \times 7 \frac{ 1 }{ 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{57}{2}=28.5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 3 and 5 to get 15.

$$\frac{15+4}{5}\times \frac{7\times 2+1}{2}$$

Add 15 and 4 to get 19.

$$\frac{19}{5}\times \frac{7\times 2+1}{2}$$

Multiply 7 and 2 to get 14.

$$\frac{19}{5}\times \frac{14+1}{2}$$

Add 14 and 1 to get 15.

$$\frac{19}{5}\times \frac{15}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{19}{5} times \frac{15}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{19\times 15}{5\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{19\times 15}{5\times 2}.

$$\frac{285}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{285}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{57}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 19}{2} = 28\frac{1}{2} = 28.5$$