Solve 8/2.83.6

$$\frac{ 8 }{ 2.8 } 3.6$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{72}{7}\approx 10.285714286$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{8}{2.8} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{80}{28}\times 3.6$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{80}{28} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{20}{7}\times 3.6$$

Convert decimal number 3.6 to fraction \frac{36}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{36}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{20}{7}\times \frac{18}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{20}{7} times \frac{18}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{20\times 18}{7\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{20\times 18}{7\times 5}.

$$\frac{360}{35}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{360}{35} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{72}{7}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {3} \cdot 3 ^ {2}}{7} = 10\frac{2}{7} = 10.285714285714286$$