Solve 1/4:1/8:1/10

$$\frac { 1 } { 4 } : \frac { 1 } { 8 } : \frac { 1 } { 10 }$$

Evaluate

$$20$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{\frac{1}{4}}{\frac{1}{8}} by \frac{1}{10} by multiplying \frac{\frac{1}{4}}{\frac{1}{8}} by the reciprocal of \frac{1}{10}.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{4}\times 10}{\frac{1}{8}}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{4} and 10 to get \frac{10}{4}.

$$\frac{\frac{10}{4}}{\frac{1}{8}}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{\frac{5}{2}}{\frac{1}{8}}$$

Divide \frac{5}{2} by \frac{1}{8} by multiplying \frac{5}{2} by the reciprocal of \frac{1}{8}.

$$\frac{5}{2}\times 8$$

Express \frac{5}{2}\times 8 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{5\times 8}{2}$$

Multiply 5 and 8 to get 40.

$$\frac{40}{2}$$

Divide 40 by 2 to get 20.

$$20$$

Factor

$$2^{2}\times 5$$