Solve 126/135*165/42=

$$\frac { 126 } { 135 } \cdot \frac { 165 } { 42 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{11}{3}\approx 3.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{126}{135} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 9.

$$\frac{14}{15}\times \frac{165}{42}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{165}{42} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{14}{15}\times \frac{55}{14}$$

Multiply \frac{14}{15} times \frac{55}{14} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{14\times 55}{15\times 14}$$

Cancel out 14 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{55}{15}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{55}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{11}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11}{3} = 3\frac{2}{3} = 3.6666666666666665$$