How do you find the product of $2/3$ and $1 1/2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2014-10-02T16:16:47

Convert $1 1/2$ to an improper fraction.

$1 1/2 = (2*1)+1=3 ->$ $3/2 * 2/3 = 6/6=1$

Keep the denominator, which is $2$ .

$1 1/2 = 3/2 ->$ Improper fraction

$3/2 * 2/3 = 6/6=1$

OR

Cross cancel

$3/2 * 2/3 = 1/1 * 1/1=1/1=1$

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