Basic Math Examples

\frac{42}{12}

$\frac{42}{12}$

Step 1

Factor

6

$6$ out of

42

$42$ .

\frac{6 (7)}{12}

$\frac{6 (7)}{12}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 2.1

Factor

6

$6$ out of

12

$12$ .

\frac{6 \cdot 7}{6 \cdot 2}

$\frac{6 \cdot 7}{6 \cdot 2}$

Step 2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{6 \cdot 7}{6 \cdot 2}$

Step 2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{7}{2}$

$\frac{7}{2}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{7}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$3.5$

Mixed Number Form:

$3 \frac{1}{2}$

$[\begin{array}{c} x^{2} & \frac{1}{2} \\ \sqrt{π} & \int x d x \end{array}]$