Solve 53/4*15/8

$$5 \frac { 3 } { 4 } \times 1 \frac { 5 } { 8 }$$

Evaluate

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

Solution Steps

Multiply 5 and 4 to get 20.

$$\frac{20+3}{4}\times \frac{1\times 8+5}{8}$$

Add 20 and 3 to get 23.

$$\frac{23}{4}\times \frac{1\times 8+5}{8}$$

Multiply 1 and 8 to get 8.

$$\frac{23}{4}\times \frac{8+5}{8}$$

Add 8 and 5 to get 13.

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

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

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

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

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

Factor

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