Solve 5.608-4(1.4)/(0.2)^2

$$\frac { 5.608 - 4 ( 1.4 ) } { ( 0.2 ) ^ { 2 } }$$

Evaluate

$$0.2$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 4 and 1.4 to get 5.6.

$$\frac{5.608-5.6}{0.2^{2}}$$

Subtract 5.6 from 5.608 to get 0.008.

$$\frac{0.008}{0.2^{2}}$$

Calculate 0.2 to the power of 2 and get 0.04.

$$\frac{0.008}{0.04}$$

Expand \frac{0.008}{0.04} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 1000.

$$\frac{8}{40}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{40} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.

$$\frac{1}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{5} = 0.2$$