Solve 51/2*32/7

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

Evaluate

$$\frac{253}{14}\approx 18.071428571$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 5 and 2 to get 10.

$$\frac{10+1}{2}\times \frac{3\times 7+2}{7}$$

Add 10 and 1 to get 11.

$$\frac{11}{2}\times \frac{3\times 7+2}{7}$$

Multiply 3 and 7 to get 21.

$$\frac{11}{2}\times \frac{21+2}{7}$$

Add 21 and 2 to get 23.

$$\frac{11}{2}\times \frac{23}{7}$$

Multiply \frac{11}{2} times \frac{23}{7} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{11\times 23}{2\times 7}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{11\times 23}{2\times 7}.

$$\frac{253}{14}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11 \cdot 23}{2 \cdot 7} = 18\frac{1}{14} = 18.071428571428573$$