Solve (4/2)(8/6)(1/2)=

$$( 4 / 2 ) ( 8 / 6 ) ( 1 / 2 ) =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{4}{3}\approx 1.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Divide 4 by 2 to get 2.

$$2\times \frac{8}{6}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

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

$$2\times \frac{4}{3}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Express 2\times \frac{4}{3} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{2\times 4}{3}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply 2 and 4 to get 8.

$$\frac{8}{3}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{8}{3} times \frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{8\times 1}{3\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{8\times 1}{3\times 2}.

$$\frac{8}{6}$$

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

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

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {2}}{3} = 1\frac{1}{3} = 1.3333333333333333$$