Solve 56/1div2(.005)

$$\frac{ 56 }{ 1 \div 2(.005) }$$

Evaluate

$$22400$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 0.005 to fraction \frac{5}{1000}. Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{56}{\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{1}{200}}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times \frac{1}{200} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{56}{\frac{1\times 1}{2\times 200}}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 1}{2\times 200}.

$$\frac{56}{\frac{1}{400}}$$

Divide 56 by \frac{1}{400} by multiplying 56 by the reciprocal of \frac{1}{400}.

$$56\times 400$$

Multiply 56 and 400 to get 22400.

$$22400$$

Factor

$$7\times 2^{7}\times 5^{2}$$