Solve 5/24*37.5

$$\frac{ 5 }{ 24 } \times 37.5$$

Evaluate

$$7.8125$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 37.5 to fraction \frac{375}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{375}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{5}{24}\times \frac{75}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{5}{24} times \frac{75}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{5\times 75}{24\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 75}{24\times 2}.

$$\frac{375}{48}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{375}{48} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{125}{16}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5 ^ {3}}{2 ^ {4}} = 7\frac{13}{16} = 7.8125$$