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What is 1 1/3 times 2?

Answer
1 1/3 × 2 = 2 23
Fraction
83
Mixed number
2 23
Decimal
2.6 ≈ 2.66667
Percent
266.667%

Step by step

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

Check: 8/3 ÷ 2 = 4/3 ✓

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4/3
2
= 8/3

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    What is 1 1/3 times 2?

    1 1/3 times 2 is 2 2/3, which is 8/3 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 2.66667.

    How do you work out 1 1/3 × 2?

    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 1/3 times 2 as an improper fraction?

    8/3.