Solve 12*21.6div36div6

$$12 \times 21.6 \div 36 \div 6$$

Evaluate

$$1.2$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{\frac{12\times 21.6}{36}}{6} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{12\times 21.6}{36\times 6}$$

Cancel out 12 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{21.6}{3\times 6}$$

Multiply 3 and 6 to get 18.

$$\frac{21.6}{18}$$

Expand \frac{21.6}{18} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{216}{180}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{216}{180} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 36.

$$\frac{6}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 3}{5} = 1\frac{1}{5} = 1.2$$