Solve 5/6text{of}8,000

$$5 / 6 \text { of } 8,000$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{20000}{3}\approx 6666.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{5}{6}\times 8000 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{5\times 8000}{6}$$

Multiply 5 and 8000 to get 40000.

$$\frac{40000}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{40000}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{20000}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {5} \cdot 5 ^ {4}}{3} = 6666\frac{2}{3} = 6666.666666666667$$