Solve 12div2.5*1.5

$$12 \div 2.5 \times 1.5$$

Evaluate

$$7.2$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{12}{2.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{120}{25}\times 1.5$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{120}{25} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{24}{5}\times 1.5$$

Convert decimal number 1.5 to fraction \frac{15}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{24}{5}\times \frac{3}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{24}{5} times \frac{3}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{24\times 3}{5\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{24\times 3}{5\times 2}.

$$\frac{72}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{72}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{36}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {2} \cdot 3 ^ {2}}{5} = 7\frac{1}{5} = 7.2$$