0.5×1.3

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on Jan 08, 2025 at 10:54 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(0.5 \cdot 1.3\)

MathBot Answer:

\[0.5 \cdot 1.3 = \frac{13}{20} = 0.65\]


\[\begin{aligned}0.5 \cdot 1.3& = \frac{5}{10} \cdot \left(1 + \frac{3}{10}\right)\\& = \frac{5}{10} \cdot \frac{13}{10}\\& = \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{13}{10}\\& = \frac{13}{20}\end{aligned}\]