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What is 1 1/2 times 2 2/3?

Answer
1 1/2 × 2 2/3 = 4
Fraction
4
Decimal
4
Percent
400%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    1 1/2 = (1 × 2 + 1)/2 = 3/2
    2 2/3 = (2 × 3 + 2)/3 = 8/3
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (3 × 8)/(2 × 3) = 24/6
  3. Simplify
    Divide the top and bottom by 6: 24/6 = 4

Check: 4 ÷ 8/3 = 3/2 ✓

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3/2
8/3
= 4

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    What is 1 1/2 times 2 2/3?

    1 1/2 times 2 2/3 is 4. As a decimal it's 4.

    How do you work out 1 1/2 × 2 2/3?

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