Solve 3/2div1/8*1/10

$$\frac { 3 } { 2 } \div \frac { 1 } { 8 } \times \frac { 1 } { 10 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{6}{5}=1.2$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{3}{2} by \frac{1}{8} by multiplying \frac{3}{2} by the reciprocal of \frac{1}{8}.

$$\frac{3}{2}\times 8\times \frac{1}{10}$$

Express \frac{3}{2}\times 8 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3\times 8}{2}\times \frac{1}{10}$$

Multiply 3 and 8 to get 24.

$$\frac{24}{2}\times \frac{1}{10}$$

Divide 24 by 2 to get 12.

$$12\times \frac{1}{10}$$

Multiply 12 and \frac{1}{10} to get \frac{12}{10}.

$$\frac{12}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{6}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 3}{5} = 1\frac{1}{5} = 1.2$$