Solve 55/8*13/9

$$5 \frac { 5 } { 8 } \cdot 1 \frac { 3 } { 9 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{15}{2}=7.5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 5 and 8 to get 40.

$$\frac{40+5}{8}\times \frac{1\times 9+3}{9}$$

Add 40 and 5 to get 45.

$$\frac{45}{8}\times \frac{1\times 9+3}{9}$$

Multiply 1 and 9 to get 9.

$$\frac{45}{8}\times \frac{9+3}{9}$$

Add 9 and 3 to get 12.

$$\frac{45}{8}\times \frac{12}{9}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{45}{8}\times \frac{4}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{45}{8} times \frac{4}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{45\times 4}{8\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{45\times 4}{8\times 3}.

$$\frac{180}{24}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{180}{24} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 12.

$$\frac{15}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 5}{2} = 7\frac{1}{2} = 7.5$$