Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction2 = 2/12 1/2 = (2 × 2 + 1)/2 = 5/2
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(2 × 5)/(1 × 2) = 10/2
- SimplifyDivide the top and bottom by 2: 10/2 = 5
Check: 5 ÷ 5/2 = 2 ✓
What is 2 times 2 1/2?
Answer
2 × 2 1/2 = 5
- Fraction
- 5
- Decimal
- 5
- Percent
- 500%
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What is 2 times 2 1/2?
2 times 2 1/2 is 5. As a decimal it's 5.
How do you work out 2 × 2 1/2?
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.