Solve 4-8*5/12

$$4 - 8 \times \frac { 5 } { 12 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{2}{3}\approx 0.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Express 8\times \frac{5}{12} as a single fraction.

$$4-\frac{8\times 5}{12}$$

Multiply 8 and 5 to get 40.

$$4-\frac{40}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{40}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$4-\frac{10}{3}$$

Convert 4 to fraction \frac{12}{3}.

$$\frac{12}{3}-\frac{10}{3}$$

Since \frac{12}{3} and \frac{10}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{12-10}{3}$$

Subtract 10 from 12 to get 2.

$$\frac{2}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2}{3} = 0.6666666666666666$$