Solve 3.5div1.25*0.8

$$3.5 \div 1.25 \times 0.8$$

Evaluate

$$2.24$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{3.5}{1.25} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$\frac{350}{125}\times 0.8$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{350}{125} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.

$$\frac{14}{5}\times 0.8$$

Convert decimal number 0.8 to fraction \frac{8}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{14}{5}\times \frac{4}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{14}{5} times \frac{4}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{14\times 4}{5\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{14\times 4}{5\times 5}.

$$\frac{56}{25}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7 \cdot 2 ^ {3}}{5 ^ {2}} = 2\frac{6}{25} = 2.24$$