Solve 52/5*21/8

$$5 \frac { 2 } { 5 } \times 2 \frac { 1 } { 8 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{459}{40}=11.475$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 5 and 5 to get 25.

$$\frac{25+2}{5}\times \frac{2\times 8+1}{8}$$

Add 25 and 2 to get 27.

$$\frac{27}{5}\times \frac{2\times 8+1}{8}$$

Multiply 2 and 8 to get 16.

$$\frac{27}{5}\times \frac{16+1}{8}$$

Add 16 and 1 to get 17.

$$\frac{27}{5}\times \frac{17}{8}$$

Multiply \frac{27}{5} times \frac{17}{8} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{27\times 17}{5\times 8}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{27\times 17}{5\times 8}.

$$\frac{459}{40}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 ^ {3} \cdot 17}{2 ^ {3} \cdot 5} = 11\frac{19}{40} = 11.475$$