Solve 7/9:2/12=

$$\frac { 7 } { 9 } : \frac { 2 } { 12 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{14}{3}\approx 4.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{7}{9} by \frac{2}{12} by multiplying \frac{7}{9} by the reciprocal of \frac{2}{12}.

$$\frac{7\times 12}{9\times 2}$$

Cancel out 2\times 3 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{2\times 7}{3}$$

Multiply 2 and 7 to get 14.

$$\frac{14}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 7}{3} = 4\frac{2}{3} = 4.666666666666667$$