Solve 1-56/8*47

$$1- \frac{ 56 }{ 8 \cdot 47 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{40}{47}\approx 0.85106383$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 8 and 47 to get 376.

$$1-\frac{56}{376}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{56}{376} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.

$$1-\frac{7}{47}$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{47}{47}.

$$\frac{47}{47}-\frac{7}{47}$$

Since \frac{47}{47} and \frac{7}{47} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{47-7}{47}$$

Subtract 7 from 47 to get 40.

$$\frac{40}{47}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {3} \cdot 5}{47} = 0.851063829787234$$