Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction3 = 3/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(3 × 3)/(2 × 1) = 9/2
- Write it as a mixed number9 ÷ 2 = 4 remainder 1, so 9/2 = 4 1/2
Check: 9/2 ÷ 3 = 3/2 ✓
Check: 9/2 ÷ 3 = 3/2 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
3/2 times 3 is 4 1/2, which is 9/2 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 4.5.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
9/2.