Solve 3/12*8/12

$$\frac { 3 } { 12 } \times \frac { 8 } { 12 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{6}\approx 0.166666667$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{3}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{1}{4}\times \frac{8}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{1}{4}\times \frac{2}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{4} times \frac{2}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 2}{4\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 2}{4\times 3}.

$$\frac{2}{12}$$

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

$$\frac{1}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2 \cdot 3} = 0.16666666666666666$$