Solve 88/9div1/3

$$8 \frac { 8 } { 9 } \div \frac { 1 } { 3 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{80}{3}\approx 26.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{8\times 9+8}{9} by \frac{1}{3} by multiplying \frac{8\times 9+8}{9} by the reciprocal of \frac{1}{3}.

$$\frac{\left(8\times 9+8\right)\times 3}{9}$$

Multiply 8 and 9 to get 72.

$$\frac{\left(72+8\right)\times 3}{9}$$

Add 72 and 8 to get 80.

$$\frac{80\times 3}{9}$$

Multiply 80 and 3 to get 240.

$$\frac{240}{9}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{240}{9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{80}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {4} \cdot 5}{3} = 26\frac{2}{3} = 26.666666666666668$$