Solve 208*11/4*3/8

$$208 \times 1 \frac { 1 } { 4 } \times \frac{ 3 }{ 8 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{195}{2}=97.5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 1 and 4 to get 4.

$$208\times \frac{4+1}{4}\times \frac{3}{8}$$

Add 4 and 1 to get 5.

$$208\times \frac{5}{4}\times \frac{3}{8}$$

Express 208\times \frac{5}{4} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{208\times 5}{4}\times \frac{3}{8}$$

Multiply 208 and 5 to get 1040.

$$\frac{1040}{4}\times \frac{3}{8}$$

Divide 1040 by 4 to get 260.

$$260\times \frac{3}{8}$$

Express 260\times \frac{3}{8} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{260\times 3}{8}$$

Multiply 260 and 3 to get 780.

$$\frac{780}{8}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{780}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{195}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 5 \cdot 13}{2} = 97\frac{1}{2} = 97.5$$