Answer:
6.5 or 6 10/20 = 6 1/2
Explanation:
You first want to change the mixed numbers into improper fractions so you would do 16 x 4 + 1 which gives you 65/4 then you do the same to 2 1/2 which gives you 5/2 which then you do
the keep change flip method…
keep: 65/4
Change: divide to multiply
Flip: 5/2 = 2/5
Then you multiply straight across…
65 x 2; 4 x 5 = 130/20
Divide straight through which gives you 6 r 10 plug that into a fraction which gives you 6 10/20 or 6 1/2