Solve 6|4|/2048*1/2

$$\frac { 6 | 4 | } { 2048 } \times \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{3}{512}=0.005859375$$

Solution Steps

The absolute value of a real number a is a when a\geq 0, or -a when a<0. The absolute value of 4 is 4.

$$\frac{6\times 4}{2048}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply 6 and 4 to get 24.

$$\frac{24}{2048}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{24}{2048} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.

$$\frac{3}{256}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{3}{256} times \frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{3\times 1}{256\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{3\times 1}{256\times 2}.

$$\frac{3}{512}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3}{2 ^ {9}} = 0.005859375$$