let's firstly convert the mixed fraction to improper fraction and then multiply.
[tex]\bf \stackrel{mixed}{3\frac{2}{5}}\implies \cfrac{3\cdot 5+2}{5}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{17}{5}} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \cfrac{17}{~~\begin{matrix} 5 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~}\cdot ~~\begin{matrix} 5 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~\implies 17[/tex]
