(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 and one fourth
One quarter
one and one eighths
One fourth times two equals two fourths, which can be simplified to one half. To calculate this, you multiply the numerator (1) by 2, resulting in 2, and keep the denominator (4) the same. Thus, ( \frac{1}{4} \times 2 = \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2} ).
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
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
one and one eighths
2
1/4 * 2+1/2 = 1/4*5/2 = 5/8
2/3