Solve 40*8div50/40

$$40 \times 8 \div \frac { 50 } { 40 }$$

Evaluate

$$256$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 40 and 8 to get 320.

$$\frac{320}{\frac{50}{40}}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{50}{40} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$\frac{320}{\frac{5}{4}}$$

Divide 320 by \frac{5}{4} by multiplying 320 by the reciprocal of \frac{5}{4}.

$$320\times \frac{4}{5}$$

Express 320\times \frac{4}{5} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{320\times 4}{5}$$

Multiply 320 and 4 to get 1280.

$$\frac{1280}{5}$$

Divide 1280 by 5 to get 256.

$$256$$

Factor

$$2^{8}$$