Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction3 1/2 = (3 × 2 + 1)/2 = 7/2
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(1 × 7)/(3 × 2) = 7/6
- Write it as a mixed number7 ÷ 6 = 1 remainder 1, so 7/6 = 1 1/6
Check: 7/6 ÷ 7/2 = 1/3 ✓
Check: 7/6 ÷ 7/2 = 1/3 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
1/3 times 3 1/2 is 1 1/6, which is 7/6 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 1.16667.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
7/6.