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

Answer
2 1/2 × 1 1/4 = 3 18
Fraction
258
Mixed number
3 18
Decimal
3.125
Percent
312.5%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    2 1/2 = (2 × 2 + 1)/2 = 5/2
    1 1/4 = (1 × 4 + 1)/4 = 5/4
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (5 × 5)/(2 × 4) = 25/8
  3. Write it as a mixed number
    25 ÷ 8 = 3 remainder 1, so 25/8 = 3 1/8

Check: 25/8 ÷ 5/4 = 5/2 ✓

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5/2
5/4
= 25/8

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

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

    2 1/2 times 1 1/4 is 3 1/8, which is 25/8 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 3.125.

    How do you work out 2 1/2 × 1 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 2 1/2 times 1 1/4 as an improper fraction?

    25/8.