Solve: (3/2) × 1 × (1/3) - Step-by-Step Fraction Multiplication

Question

Solve the following exercise:

32×1×13= ? \frac{3}{2}\times1\times\frac{1}{3}=\text{ ?}

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:07 Let's solve this problem together.
00:10 Remember, any number multiplied by 1 stays the same. It's like magic!
00:16 Now, let's multiply the fractions step by step.
00:20 Great! Let's simplify these fractions as much as we can.
00:28 And there you have it! That's the solution.

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the order of operations, we must solve the exercise from left to right since it contains only multiplication operations:

32×1=32 \frac{3}{2}\times1=\frac{3}{2}

32×13= \frac{3}{2}\times\frac{1}{3}=

Then, we will multiply the 3 by 3 to get:

12×1=12 \frac{1}{2}\times1=\frac{1}{2}

Answer

12 1\over2