(3-1/2) x (2-1/4) = (7/2) x (9/4) = 63/8 = 7-7/8
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Another approach:
3-1/2 = 3.5
2-1/4 = 2.25
(3.5) x (2.25) = 7.875 = 7-7/8
2 and one half
1/2 x 1/4 = 1/8
That would be 4 and one half cups or 4 1/2 cups
If you convert it into decimals, .5x2.5 the resulting answer is 1.25. One and one-fourth.
1 and one fourth
one half of one fourth = 1/2 * 1/4 = 1/8
One quarter
one and one eighths
2
It equals one fourth, because one times one equals one and two times two equals four. Always make sure that you reduce when it is nessecaryThe product of 1/2 times 1/2 = 1/4
1/4 * 2+1/2 = 1/4*5/2 = 5/8
2/3