Solve =3.5/15*100

$$= \frac { 3.5 } { 15 } \times 100$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{70}{3}\approx 23.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{3.5}{15} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{35}{150}\times 100$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{35}{150} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{7}{30}\times 100$$

Express \frac{7}{30}\times 100 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{7\times 100}{30}$$

Multiply 7 and 100 to get 700.

$$\frac{700}{30}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{700}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$\frac{70}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 5 \cdot 7}{3} = 23\frac{1}{3} = 23.333333333333332$$