Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction2 1/3 = (2 × 3 + 1)/3 = 7/32 = 2/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(7 × 2)/(3 × 1) = 14/3
- Write it as a mixed number14 ÷ 3 = 4 remainder 2, so 14/3 = 4 2/3
Check: 14/3 ÷ 2 = 7/3 ✓
Check: 14/3 ÷ 2 = 7/3 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
2 1/3 times 2 is 4 2/3, which is 14/3 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 4.66667.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
14/3.