Solve Complex Expression: 12÷(1/3×(24÷(15×3))) Step-by-Step

Question

12:(13×(24:(15×3))= 12:(\frac{1}{3}\times(24:(15\times3))=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 Always solve parentheses first, even within parentheses
00:10 Write division as a fraction
00:17 Make sure to multiply numerator by numerator and denominator by denominator
00:25 Factor 24 into 3 and 8
00:33 Reduce what's possible
00:46 Division is also multiplication by the reciprocal
00:58 Make sure to multiply numerator by numerator and denominator by denominator
01:02 Factor 12 into 4 and 3
01:10 Factor 8 into 4 and 2
01:16 Reduce what's possible
01:28 Break down 135 into 130 plus 5
01:34 Break down the fraction into a whole number and remainder
01:43 Convert fraction to number
01:46 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the order of operations rules, we'll first solve the expression in parentheses:

(13×(24:(15×3))= (\frac{1}{3}\times(24:(15\times3))=

Let's write the division problem as a fraction:

13×2415×3= \frac{1}{3}\times\frac{24}{15\times3}=

Since this is a fraction divided by a fraction, we'll combine everything into one fraction:

1×243×15×3= \frac{1\times24}{3\times15\times3}=

Let's break down 24 into a multiplication of:

8×3 8\times3

And we'll get in the fraction's numerator:

1×8×33×15×3= \frac{1\times8\times3}{3\times15\times3}=

We'll reduce the 3 in both numerator and denominator and get the expression:

12:815×3= 12:\frac{8}{15\times3}=

We'll swap between numerator and denominator, so we get a multiplication problem where the denominator is 8:

12×15×38= 12\times\frac{15\times3}{8}=

We'll combine the 12 with the fraction's numerator since this is just a multiplication operation:

12×15×38= \frac{12\times15\times3}{8}=

Let's break down the 12 in the numerator and the 8 in the denominator into multiplication problems:

4×3×15×34×2= \frac{4\times3\times15\times3}{4\times2}=

We'll reduce the 4 in both numerator and denominator:

3×15×32= \frac{3\times15\times3}{2}=

Let's solve the expression in the numerator from left to right:

3×15×3=45×3=135 3\times15\times3=45\times3=135

We'll get the fraction:

1352 \frac{135}{2}

Let's break down the fraction into an addition of fractions:

1302+52= \frac{130}{2}+\frac{5}{2}=

Let's solve both fractions:

1302=130:2=65 \frac{130}{2}=130:2=65

52=5:2=2.5 \frac{5}{2}=5:2=2.5

Now we'll get the expression:

65+2.5=67.5 65+2.5=67.5

Answer

67.5 67.5