Given:
Five and one half of 2 and one third.
To find:
The number for the given statement.
Solution:
Five and one half = [tex]5\dfrac{1}{2}[/tex]
2 and one third = [tex]2\dfrac{1}{3}[/tex]
The given statement is five and one half of 2 and one third.
Here, the word "of" is used for multiplication.
So, the expression for the given statement is:
[tex]5\dfrac{1}{2}\times 2\dfrac{1}{3}[/tex]
[tex]=\dfrac{10+1}{2}\times \dfrac{6+1}{3}[/tex]
[tex]=\dfrac{11}{2}\times \dfrac{7}{3}[/tex]
[tex]=\dfrac{77}{6}[/tex]
Therefore, the required number is [tex]\dfrac{77}{6}[/tex].
