Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "1.25" was replaced by "(125/100)".

Step  1  :

            5
 Simplify   —
            4

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  5
 (—)1) ÷ 10
  4

Step  2  :

 2.1     4 = 2² (4)¹ = (2²)¹ = 2²

Equation at the end of step  2  :

   5
  —— ÷ 10
  22

Step  3  :

          5      
 Divide  ——  by  10
         22      

Multiplying exponents :

 3.1    2²  multiplied by  2¹   = 2^{(2 + 1)} = 2³

Canceling Out :

 3.2      Canceling out  5  as it appears on both sides of the fraction line

Final result :

  1           
  — = 0.12500 
  8