Solve 24-12*19/39

$$24 - 12 \times \frac { 19 } { 39 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{236}{13}\approx 18.153846154$$

Solution Steps

Express 12\times \frac{19}{39} as a single fraction.

$$24-\frac{12\times 19}{39}$$

Multiply 12 and 19 to get 228.

$$24-\frac{228}{39}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{228}{39} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$24-\frac{76}{13}$$

Convert 24 to fraction \frac{312}{13}.

$$\frac{312}{13}-\frac{76}{13}$$

Since \frac{312}{13} and \frac{76}{13} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{312-76}{13}$$

Subtract 76 from 312 to get 236.

$$\frac{236}{13}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {2} \cdot 59}{13} = 18\frac{2}{13} = 18.153846153846153$$