Solve (3/3div8/2)*2/5

$$( \frac { 3 } { 3 } \div \frac { 8 } { 2 } ) \times \frac { 2 } { 5 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{10}=0.1$$

Solution Steps

Divide 3 by 3 to get 1.

$$\frac{1}{\frac{8}{2}}\times \frac{2}{5}$$

Divide 1 by \frac{8}{2} by multiplying 1 by the reciprocal of \frac{8}{2}.

$$\frac{2}{8}\times \frac{2}{5}$$

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

$$\frac{1}{4}\times \frac{2}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{4} times \frac{2}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 2}{4\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 2}{4\times 5}.

$$\frac{2}{20}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{10}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2 \cdot 5} = 0.1$$