Solve 51/1.6^2

$$\frac{ 51 }{ { 1.6 }^{ 2 } }$$

Evaluate

$$19.921875$$

Solution Steps

Calculate 1.6 to the power of 2 and get 2.56.

$$\frac{51}{2.56}$$

Expand \frac{51}{2.56} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$\frac{5100}{256}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{5100}{256} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{1275}{64}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 17 \cdot 5 ^ {2}}{2 ^ {6}} = 19\frac{59}{64} = 19.921875$$