Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction3 1/3 = (3 × 3 + 1)/3 = 10/32 = 2/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(10 × 2)/(3 × 1) = 20/3
- Write it as a mixed number20 ÷ 3 = 6 remainder 2, so 20/3 = 6 2/3
Check: 20/3 ÷ 2 = 10/3 ✓
Check: 20/3 ÷ 2 = 10/3 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
3 1/3 times 2 is 6 2/3, which is 20/3 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 6.66667.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
20/3.