Solve 7/12:14/9

$$\frac { 7 } { 12 } : \frac { 14 } { 9 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{3}{8}=0.375$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{7}{12} by \frac{14}{9} by multiplying \frac{7}{12} by the reciprocal of \frac{14}{9}.

$$\frac{7}{12}\times \frac{9}{14}$$

Multiply \frac{7}{12} times \frac{9}{14} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{7\times 9}{12\times 14}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{7\times 9}{12\times 14}.

$$\frac{63}{168}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{63}{168} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 21.

$$\frac{3}{8}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3}{2 ^ {3}} = 0.375$$