Basic Math Examples

\frac{5}{8} \div 15

$\frac{5}{8} \div 15$

Step 1

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

\frac{\frac{5}{8}}{15}

$\frac{\frac{5}{8}}{15}$

Step 2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

\frac{5}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{15}

$\frac{5}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{15}$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of

5

$5$ .

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Step 3.1

Factor

5

$5$ out of

15

$15$ .

\frac{5}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{5 (3)}

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

Step 3.2

Cancel the common factor.

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

Step 3.3

Rewrite the expression.

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

Step 4

Multiply

$\frac{1}{8}$ by

$\frac{1}{3}$ .

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

Step 5

Multiply

$8$ by

$3$ .

$\frac{1}{24}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{24}$

Decimal Form:

$0.041\overline{6}$