Basic Math Examples

\frac{12}{5} \div 32

$\frac{12}{5} \div 32$

Step 1

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

\frac{\frac{12}{5}}{32}

$\frac{\frac{12}{5}}{32}$

Step 2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

\frac{12}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{32}

$\frac{12}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{32}$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of

4

$4$ .

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Step 3.1

Factor

4

$4$ out of

12

$12$ .

\frac{4 (3)}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{32}

$\frac{4 (3)}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{32}$

Step 3.2

Factor

4

$4$ out of

32

$32$ .

\frac{4 \cdot 3}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{4 \cdot 8}

$\frac{4 \cdot 3}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{4 \cdot 8}$

Step 3.3

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4 \cdot 3}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{4 \cdot 8}$

Step 3.4

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{3}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{8}$

Step 4

Multiply

$\frac{3}{5}$ by

$\frac{1}{8}$ .

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

Step 5

Multiply

$5$ by

$8$ .

$\frac{3}{40}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{3}{40}$

Decimal Form:

$0.075$