Solve 5.5*4/3

$$5.5 \times \frac{ 4 }{ 3 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{22}{3}\approx 7.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 5.5 to fraction \frac{55}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{55}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{11}{2}\times \frac{4}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{11}{2} times \frac{4}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{11\times 4}{2\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{11\times 4}{2\times 3}.

$$\frac{44}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{44}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{22}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 11}{3} = 7\frac{1}{3} = 7.333333333333333$$