Solve 5/1.145*4/2

$$\frac{ 5 }{ 1.145 } \times \frac{ 4 }{ 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{2000}{229}\approx 8.733624454$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{5}{1.145} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 1000.

$$\frac{5000}{1145}\times \frac{4}{2}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{5000}{1145} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{1000}{229}\times \frac{4}{2}$$

Divide 4 by 2 to get 2.

$$\frac{1000}{229}\times 2$$

Express \frac{1000}{229}\times 2 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{1000\times 2}{229}$$

Multiply 1000 and 2 to get 2000.

$$\frac{2000}{229}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {4} \cdot 5 ^ {3}}{229} = 8\frac{168}{229} = 8.733624454148472$$