Solve 6/8left|12/4right|

$$\frac{ 6 }{ 8 } \left| \frac{ 12 }{ 4 } \right|$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{9}{4}=2.25$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{3}{4}|\frac{12}{4}|$$

Divide 12 by 4 to get 3.

$$\frac{3}{4}|3|$$

The absolute value of a real number a is a when a\geq 0, or -a when a<0. The absolute value of 3 is 3.

$$\frac{3}{4}\times 3$$

Express \frac{3}{4}\times 3 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3\times 3}{4}$$

Multiply 3 and 3 to get 9.

$$\frac{9}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 ^ {2}}{2 ^ {2}} = 2\frac{1}{4} = 2.25$$