Solve 24/6*32/8

$$2 \frac { 4 } { 6 } \times 3 \frac { 2 } { 8 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{26}{3}\approx 8.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 2 and 6 to get 12.

$$\frac{12+4}{6}\times \frac{3\times 8+2}{8}$$

Add 12 and 4 to get 16.

$$\frac{16}{6}\times \frac{3\times 8+2}{8}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{16}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{8}{3}\times \frac{3\times 8+2}{8}$$

Multiply 3 and 8 to get 24.

$$\frac{8}{3}\times \frac{24+2}{8}$$

Add 24 and 2 to get 26.

$$\frac{8}{3}\times \frac{26}{8}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{26}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{8}{3}\times \frac{13}{4}$$

Multiply \frac{8}{3} times \frac{13}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{8\times 13}{3\times 4}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{8\times 13}{3\times 4}.

$$\frac{104}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{104}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{26}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 13}{3} = 8\frac{2}{3} = 8.666666666666666$$