Basic Math Examples

$\frac{16}{21} \cdot \frac{3}{5} \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 1.1

Factor $3$ out of $21$ .

$\frac{16}{3 (7)} \cdot \frac{3}{5} \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{16}{3 \cdot 7} \cdot \frac{3}{5} \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Step 1.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{16}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{5} \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Step 2

Multiply $\frac{16}{7}$ by $\frac{1}{5}$ .

$\frac{16}{7 \cdot 5} \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Step 3

Multiply $7$ by $5$ .

$\frac{16}{35} \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Step 4

Cancel the common factor of $8$ .

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Step 4.1

Factor $8$ out of $16$ .

$\frac{8 (2)}{35} \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Step 4.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{8 \cdot 2}{35} \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Step 4.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{2}{35} \cdot 5$

Step 5

Cancel the common factor of $5$ .

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Step 5.1

Factor $5$ out of $35$ .

$\frac{2}{5 (7)} \cdot 5$

Step 5.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2}{5 \cdot 7} \cdot 5$

Step 5.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{2}{7}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{2}{7}$

Decimal Form:

$0.\overline{285714}$