Solve 42/12div1/5

$$4 \frac{ 2 }{ 12 } \div \frac{ 1 }{ 5 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{125}{6}\approx 20.833333333$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{4\times 12+2}{12} by \frac{1}{5} by multiplying \frac{4\times 12+2}{12} by the reciprocal of \frac{1}{5}.

$$\frac{\left(4\times 12+2\right)\times 5}{12}$$

Multiply 4 and 12 to get 48.

$$\frac{\left(48+2\right)\times 5}{12}$$

Add 48 and 2 to get 50.

$$\frac{50\times 5}{12}$$

Multiply 50 and 5 to get 250.

$$\frac{250}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{250}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{125}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5 ^ {3}}{2 \cdot 3} = 20\frac{5}{6} = 20.833333333333332$$