Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction1 1/2 = (1 × 2 + 1)/2 = 3/22 2/3 = (2 × 3 + 2)/3 = 8/3
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(3 × 8)/(2 × 3) = 24/6
- SimplifyDivide the top and bottom by 6: 24/6 = 4
Check: 4 ÷ 8/3 = 3/2 ✓
Check: 4 ÷ 8/3 = 3/2 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
1 1/2 times 2 2/3 is 4. As a decimal it's 4.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.