Solve 12/24/frac{3{8}}=

$$\frac { \frac { 12 } { 24 } } { \frac { 3 } { 8 } } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{4}{3}\approx 1.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{12}{24} by \frac{3}{8} by multiplying \frac{12}{24} by the reciprocal of \frac{3}{8}.

$$\frac{12\times 8}{24\times 3}$$

Cancel out 2\times 12 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{4}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {2}}{3} = 1\frac{1}{3} = 1.3333333333333333$$