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What is 2 1/2 times 1 2/5?

Answer
2 1/2 × 1 2/5 = 3 12
Fraction
72
Mixed number
3 12
Decimal
3.5
Percent
350%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    2 1/2 = (2 × 2 + 1)/2 = 5/2
    1 2/5 = (1 × 5 + 2)/5 = 7/5
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (5 × 7)/(2 × 5) = 35/10
  3. Simplify
    Divide the top and bottom by 5: 35/10 = 7/2
  4. Write it as a mixed number
    7 ÷ 2 = 3 remainder 1, so 7/2 = 3 1/2

Check: 7/2 ÷ 7/5 = 5/2 ✓

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5/2
7/5
= 7/2

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

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    What is 2 1/2 times 1 2/5?

    2 1/2 times 1 2/5 is 3 1/2, which is 7/2 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 3.5.

    How do you work out 2 1/2 × 1 2/5?

    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 2/5 as an improper fraction?

    7/2.