Solve 12/3*23/4

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

Evaluate

$$\frac{55}{12}\approx 4.583333333$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 1 and 3 to get 3.

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

Add 3 and 2 to get 5.

$$\frac{5}{3}\times \frac{2\times 4+3}{4}$$

Multiply 2 and 4 to get 8.

$$\frac{5}{3}\times \frac{8+3}{4}$$

Add 8 and 3 to get 11.

$$\frac{5}{3}\times \frac{11}{4}$$

Multiply \frac{5}{3} times \frac{11}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{5\times 11}{3\times 4}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 11}{3\times 4}.

$$\frac{55}{12}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5 \cdot 11}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 3} = 4\frac{7}{12} = 4.583333333333333$$