Solve 40/frac{6{100}}

$$\frac { 40 } { \frac { 6 } { 100 } }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{2000}{3}\approx 666.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Divide 40 by \frac{6}{100} by multiplying 40 by the reciprocal of \frac{6}{100}.

$$\frac{40\times 100}{6}$$

Multiply 40 and 100 to get 4000.

$$\frac{4000}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{4000}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{2000}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {4} \cdot 5 ^ {3}}{3} = 666\frac{2}{3} = 666.6666666666666$$