Solve 1.2*7/9

$$1.2 \times \frac { 7 } { 9 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{14}{15}\approx 0.933333333$$

Solution Steps

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.

$$\frac{6}{5}\times \frac{7}{9}$$

Multiply \frac{6}{5} times \frac{7}{9} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{6\times 7}{5\times 9}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{6\times 7}{5\times 9}.

$$\frac{42}{45}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{42}{45} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{14}{15}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 7}{3 \cdot 5} = 0.9333333333333333$$