Solve 22/5*12/4

$$2 \frac { 2 } { 5 } \times 1 \frac { 2 } { 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{18}{5}=3.6$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 2 and 5 to get 10.

$$\frac{10+2}{5}\times \frac{1\times 4+2}{4}$$

Add 10 and 2 to get 12.

$$\frac{12}{5}\times \frac{1\times 4+2}{4}$$

Multiply 1 and 4 to get 4.

$$\frac{12}{5}\times \frac{4+2}{4}$$

Add 4 and 2 to get 6.

$$\frac{12}{5}\times \frac{6}{4}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{12}{5}\times \frac{3}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{12}{5} times \frac{3}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{12\times 3}{5\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{12\times 3}{5\times 2}.

$$\frac{36}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{36}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{18}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 3 ^ {2}}{5} = 3\frac{3}{5} = 3.6$$