Solve 1.2div3/4

$$1.2 \div \frac{ 3 }{ 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$1.6$$

Solution Steps

Divide 1.2 by \frac{3}{4} by multiplying 1.2 by the reciprocal of \frac{3}{4}.

$$1.2\times \frac{4}{3}$$

Convert decimal number 1.2 to fraction \frac{12}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{6}{5}\times \frac{4}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{6}{5} times \frac{4}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{6\times 4}{5\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{6\times 4}{5\times 3}.

$$\frac{24}{15}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{24}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{8}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {3}}{5} = 1\frac{3}{5} = 1.6$$