Solve 21.42*1/3

$$21.42 \times \frac{ 1 }{ 3 }$$

Evaluate

$$7.14$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 21.42 to fraction \frac{2142}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{2142}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1071}{50}\times \frac{1}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{1071}{50} times \frac{1}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1071\times 1}{50\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1071\times 1}{50\times 3}.

$$\frac{1071}{150}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{1071}{150} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{357}{50}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 7 \cdot 17}{2 \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 7\frac{7}{50} = 7.14$$