Solve 12-0.1/300*10^3

$$\frac { 12 - 0.1 } { 300 } \times 10 ^ { 3 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{119}{3}\approx 39.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 0.1 from 12 to get 11.9.

$$\frac{11.9}{300}\times 10^{3}$$

Expand \frac{11.9}{300} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{119}{3000}\times 10^{3}$$

Calculate 10 to the power of 3 and get 1000.

$$\frac{119}{3000}\times 1000$$

Express \frac{119}{3000}\times 1000 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{119\times 1000}{3000}$$

Multiply 119 and 1000 to get 119000.

$$\frac{119000}{3000}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{119000}{3000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 1000.

$$\frac{119}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7 \cdot 17}{3} = 39\frac{2}{3} = 39.666666666666664$$