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What is 2 1/3 times 1 1/2?

Answer
2 1/3 × 1 1/2 = 3 12
Fraction
72
Mixed number
3 12
Decimal
3.5
Percent
350%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    2 1/3 = (2 × 3 + 1)/3 = 7/3
    1 1/2 = (1 × 2 + 1)/2 = 3/2
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (7 × 3)/(3 × 2) = 21/6
  3. Simplify
    Divide the top and bottom by 3: 21/6 = 7/2
  4. Write it as a mixed number
    7 ÷ 2 = 3 remainder 1, so 7/2 = 3 1/2

Check: 7/2 ÷ 3/2 = 7/3 ✓

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7/3
3/2
= 7/2

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

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    What is 2 1/3 times 1 1/2?

    2 1/3 times 1 1/2 is 3 1/2, which is 7/2 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 3.5.

    How do you work out 2 1/3 × 1 1/2?

    Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.

    What is 2 1/3 times 1 1/2 as an improper fraction?

    7/2.