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What is 2 1/4 times 1/3?

Answer
2 1/4 × 1/3 = 34
Fraction
34
Decimal
0.75
Percent
75%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    2 1/4 = (2 × 4 + 1)/4 = 9/4
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (9 × 1)/(4 × 3) = 9/12
  3. Simplify
    Divide the top and bottom by 3: 9/12 = 3/4

Check: 3/4 ÷ 1/3 = 9/4 ✓

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9/4
1/3
= 3/4

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    What is 2 1/4 times 1/3?

    2 1/4 times 1/3 is 3/4. As a decimal it's 0.75.

    How do you work out 2 1/4 × 1/3?

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