Solve 12/14*5.6=

$$\frac { 12 } { 14 } \cdot 5.6 =$$

Evaluate

$$4.8$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{14} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{6}{7}\times 5.6$$

Convert decimal number 5.6 to fraction \frac{56}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{56}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{6}{7}\times \frac{28}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{6}{7} times \frac{28}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{6\times 28}{7\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{6\times 28}{7\times 5}.

$$\frac{168}{35}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{168}{35} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 7.

$$\frac{24}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 2 ^ {3}}{5} = 4\frac{4}{5} = 4.8$$