Solve 5/12*0.3-5/28*0.7

$$\frac { 5 } { 12 } \times 0.3 - \frac { 5 } { 28 } \times 0.7$$

Evaluate

$$0$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 0.3 to fraction \frac{3}{10}.

$$\frac{5}{12}\times \frac{3}{10}-\frac{5}{28}\times 0.7$$

Multiply \frac{5}{12} times \frac{3}{10} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{5\times 3}{12\times 10}-\frac{5}{28}\times 0.7$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 3}{12\times 10}.

$$\frac{15}{120}-\frac{5}{28}\times 0.7$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{120} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 15.

$$\frac{1}{8}-\frac{5}{28}\times 0.7$$

Convert decimal number 0.7 to fraction \frac{7}{10}.

$$\frac{1}{8}-\frac{5}{28}\times \frac{7}{10}$$

Multiply \frac{5}{28} times \frac{7}{10} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1}{8}-\frac{5\times 7}{28\times 10}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 7}{28\times 10}.

$$\frac{1}{8}-\frac{35}{280}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{35}{280} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 35.

$$\frac{1}{8}-\frac{1}{8}$$

Subtract \frac{1}{8} from \frac{1}{8} to get 0.

$$0$$

Factor

$$0$$