Solve 50/100*1.2=

$$\frac{ 50 }{ 100 } \times 1.2=$$

Evaluate

$$0.6$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{50}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 50.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times 1.2$$

Convert decimal number 1.2 to fraction \frac{12}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{6}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times \frac{6}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 6}{2\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 6}{2\times 5}.

$$\frac{6}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{3}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3}{5} = 0.6$$