Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction2 = 2/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(3 × 2)/(4 × 1) = 6/4
- SimplifyDivide the top and bottom by 2: 6/4 = 3/2
- Write it as a mixed number3 ÷ 2 = 1 remainder 1, so 3/2 = 1 1/2
Check: 3/2 ÷ 2 = 3/4 ✓
Check: 3/2 ÷ 2 = 3/4 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
3/4 times 2 is 1 1/2, which is 3/2 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 1.5.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
3/2.