Question

Simplify 4.3 1/2 x 2 1/2

Answer 1

`3(1)/(2)*2(1)/(2)`

Start by making the mixed numbers as fractions

`\begin{gathered} 3(1)/(2)=(3\cdot2+1)/(2)=(7)/(2) \\ 2(1)/(2)=(2\cdot2+1)/(2)=(5)/(2) \end{gathered}`

then, find the product between them

`(7)/(2)*(5)/(2)=(35)/(4)`

write the fraction as a mixed number

`(35)/(4)=8(3)/(4)`