Solve 1/7*571/6

$$\frac { 1 } { 7 } \times 57 \frac { 1 } { 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{49}{6}\approx 8.166666667$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 57 and 6 to get 342.

$$\frac{1}{7}\times \frac{342+1}{6}$$

Add 342 and 1 to get 343.

$$\frac{1}{7}\times \frac{343}{6}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{7} times \frac{343}{6} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 343}{7\times 6}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 343}{7\times 6}.

$$\frac{343}{42}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{343}{42} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 7.

$$\frac{49}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7 ^ {2}}{2 \cdot 3} = 8\frac{1}{6} = 8.166666666666666$$