Solve 72/5div6/5

$$\frac { 72 } { 5 } \div \frac { 6 } { 5 }$$

Evaluate

$$12$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{72}{5} by \frac{6}{5} by multiplying \frac{72}{5} by the reciprocal of \frac{6}{5}.

$$\frac{72}{5}\times \frac{5}{6}$$

Multiply \frac{72}{5} times \frac{5}{6} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{72\times 5}{5\times 6}$$

Cancel out 5 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{72}{6}$$

Divide 72 by 6 to get 12.

$$12$$

Factor

$$2^{2}\times 3$$