Solve 0.24*12/3

$$0.24 \times 1 \frac { 2 } { 3 }$$

Evaluate

$$0.4$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 1 and 3 to get 3.

$$0.24\times \frac{3+2}{3}$$

Add 3 and 2 to get 5.

$$0.24\times \frac{5}{3}$$

Convert decimal number 0.24 to fraction \frac{24}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{24}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{6}{25}\times \frac{5}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{6}{25} times \frac{5}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{6\times 5}{25\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{6\times 5}{25\times 3}.

$$\frac{30}{75}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{30}{75} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 15.

$$\frac{2}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2}{5} = 0.4$$