Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction3 1/2 = (3 × 2 + 1)/2 = 7/21 = 1/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(7 × 1)/(2 × 1) = 7/2
- Write it as a mixed number7 ÷ 2 = 3 remainder 1, so 7/2 = 3 1/2
Check: 7/2 ÷ 1 = 7/2 ✓
Check: 7/2 ÷ 1 = 7/2 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
3 1/2 times 1 is 3 1/2, which is 7/2 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 3.5.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
7/2.