Solve =1.428/5*10

$$= \frac { 1.428 } { 5 } \times 10$$

Evaluate

$$2.856$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{1.428}{5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 1000.

$$\frac{1428}{5000}\times 10$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{1428}{5000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{357}{1250}\times 10$$

Express \frac{357}{1250}\times 10 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{357\times 10}{1250}$$

Multiply 357 and 10 to get 3570.

$$\frac{3570}{1250}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{3570}{1250} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$\frac{357}{125}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 7 \cdot 17}{5 ^ {3}} = 2\frac{107}{125} = 2.856$$