Solve 8+4/3*2/4

$$8 + \frac { 4 } { 3 } \times \frac { 2 } { 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{26}{3}\approx 8.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$8+\frac{4}{3}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{4}{3} times \frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$8+\frac{4\times 1}{3\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{4\times 1}{3\times 2}.

$$8+\frac{4}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$8+\frac{2}{3}$$

Convert 8 to fraction \frac{24}{3}.

$$\frac{24}{3}+\frac{2}{3}$$

Since \frac{24}{3} and \frac{2}{3} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{24+2}{3}$$

Add 24 and 2 to get 26.

$$\frac{26}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 13}{3} = 8\frac{2}{3} = 8.666666666666666$$