Solve 41/2*26/15

$$4 \frac { 1 } { 2 } \times 2 \frac { 6 } { 15 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{54}{5}=10.8$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 4 and 2 to get 8.

$$\frac{8+1}{2}\times \frac{2\times 15+6}{15}$$

Add 8 and 1 to get 9.

$$\frac{9}{2}\times \frac{2\times 15+6}{15}$$

Multiply 2 and 15 to get 30.

$$\frac{9}{2}\times \frac{30+6}{15}$$

Add 30 and 6 to get 36.

$$\frac{9}{2}\times \frac{36}{15}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{36}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{9}{2}\times \frac{12}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{9}{2} times \frac{12}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{9\times 12}{2\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{9\times 12}{2\times 5}.

$$\frac{108}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{108}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{54}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 3 ^ {3}}{5} = 10\frac{4}{5} = 10.8$$