Solve 12/36:10/32=

$$\frac { 12 } { 36 } : \frac { 10 } { 32 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{16}{15}\approx 1.066666667$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{12}{36} by \frac{10}{32} by multiplying \frac{12}{36} by the reciprocal of \frac{10}{32}.

$$\frac{12\times 32}{36\times 10}$$

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

$$\frac{16}{3\times 5}$$

Multiply 3 and 5 to get 15.

$$\frac{16}{15}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {4}}{3 \cdot 5} = 1\frac{1}{15} = 1.0666666666666667$$