Solve 8.80/2.4

$$8.80 / 2.4$$

Evaluate

$$1.76$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{8.8}{2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{88}{20}\times 0.4$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{88}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{22}{5}\times 0.4$$

Convert decimal number 0.4 to fraction \frac{4}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{22}{5}\times \frac{2}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{22}{5} times \frac{2}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{22\times 2}{5\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{22\times 2}{5\times 5}.

$$\frac{44}{25}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11 \cdot 2 ^ {2}}{5 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{19}{25} = 1.76$$