Solve 3/8(4.9-3.6)

$$\frac { 3 } { 8 } ( 4.9 - 3.6 )$$

Evaluate

$$0.4875$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 3.6 from 4.9 to get 1.3.

$$\frac{3}{8}\times 1.3$$

Convert decimal number 1.3 to fraction \frac{13}{10}.

$$\frac{3}{8}\times \frac{13}{10}$$

Multiply \frac{3}{8} times \frac{13}{10} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{3\times 13}{8\times 10}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{3\times 13}{8\times 10}.

$$\frac{39}{80}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 13}{5 \cdot 2 ^ {4}} = 0.4875$$