Solve 4+48/5.998

$$4 + \frac { 48 } { 5.998 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{35996}{2999}\approx 12.002667556$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{48}{5.998} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 1000.

$$4+\frac{48000}{5998}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{48000}{5998} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$4+\frac{24000}{2999}$$

Convert 4 to fraction \frac{11996}{2999}.

$$\frac{11996}{2999}+\frac{24000}{2999}$$

Since \frac{11996}{2999} and \frac{24000}{2999} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{11996+24000}{2999}$$

Add 11996 and 24000 to get 35996.

$$\frac{35996}{2999}$$

Factor

$$\frac{8999 \cdot 2 ^ {2}}{2999} = 12\frac{8}{2999} = 12.00266755585195$$