Solve 12/5:5/12

$$\frac { 12 } { 5 } : \frac { 5 } { 12 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{144}{25}=5.76$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{12}{5} by \frac{5}{12} by multiplying \frac{12}{5} by the reciprocal of \frac{5}{12}.

$$\frac{12}{5}\times \frac{12}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{12}{5} times \frac{12}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{12\times 12}{5\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{12\times 12}{5\times 5}.

$$\frac{144}{25}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {4} \cdot 3 ^ {2}}{5 ^ {2}} = 5\frac{19}{25} = 5.76$$