Solve 8*5/6div3/6

$$8 \times \frac { 5 } { 6 } \div \frac { 3 } { 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{40}{3}\approx 13.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Express 8\times \frac{5}{6} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{\frac{8\times 5}{6}}{\frac{3}{6}}$$

Multiply 8 and 5 to get 40.

$$\frac{\frac{40}{6}}{\frac{3}{6}}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{40}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{\frac{20}{3}}{\frac{3}{6}}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{3}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{\frac{20}{3}}{\frac{1}{2}}$$

Divide \frac{20}{3} by \frac{1}{2} by multiplying \frac{20}{3} by the reciprocal of \frac{1}{2}.

$$\frac{20}{3}\times 2$$

Express \frac{20}{3}\times 2 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{20\times 2}{3}$$

Multiply 20 and 2 to get 40.

$$\frac{40}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {3} \cdot 5}{3} = 13\frac{1}{3} = 13.333333333333334$$