Solve 2.8div0.5*0.5div0.7

$$2.8 \div 0.5 \times 0.5 \div 0.7$$

Evaluate

$$4$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{2.8}{0.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{\frac{28}{5}\times 0.5}{0.7}$$

Convert decimal number 0.5 to fraction \frac{5}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{\frac{28}{5}\times \frac{1}{2}}{0.7}$$

Multiply \frac{28}{5} times \frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{\frac{28\times 1}{5\times 2}}{0.7}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{28\times 1}{5\times 2}.

$$\frac{\frac{28}{10}}{0.7}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{28}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{\frac{14}{5}}{0.7}$$

Express \frac{\frac{14}{5}}{0.7} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{14}{5\times 0.7}$$

Multiply 5 and 0.7 to get 3.5.

$$\frac{14}{3.5}$$

Expand \frac{14}{3.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{140}{35}$$

Divide 140 by 35 to get 4.

$$4$$

Factor

$$2^{2}$$