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What is 1/2 times 1 2/3?

Answer
1/2 × 1 2/3 = 56
Fraction
56
Decimal
0.83 ≈ 0.833333
Percent
83.3333%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    1 2/3 = (1 × 3 + 2)/3 = 5/3
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (1 × 5)/(2 × 3) = 5/6

Check: 5/6 ÷ 5/3 = 1/2 ✓

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1/2
5/3
= 5/6

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

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    What is 1/2 times 1 2/3?

    1/2 times 1 2/3 is 5/6. As a decimal it's 0.833333.

    How do you work out 1/2 × 1 2/3?

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