Solve 7/1.2

$$\frac{ 7 }{ 1.2 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{35}{6}\approx 5.833333333$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{7}{1.2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{70}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{70}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{35}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5 \cdot 7}{2 \cdot 3} = 5\frac{5}{6} = 5.833333333333333$$