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What is 1 1/2 times 2 1/4?

Answer
1 1/2 × 2 1/4 = 3 38
Fraction
278
Mixed number
3 38
Decimal
3.375
Percent
337.5%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    1 1/2 = (1 × 2 + 1)/2 = 3/2
    2 1/4 = (2 × 4 + 1)/4 = 9/4
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (3 × 9)/(2 × 4) = 27/8
  3. Write it as a mixed number
    27 ÷ 8 = 3 remainder 3, so 27/8 = 3 3/8

Check: 27/8 ÷ 9/4 = 3/2 ✓

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3/2
9/4
= 27/8

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

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    What is 1 1/2 times 2 1/4?

    1 1/2 times 2 1/4 is 3 3/8, which is 27/8 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 3.375.

    How do you work out 1 1/2 × 2 1/4?

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

    What is 1 1/2 times 2 1/4 as an improper fraction?

    27/8.