Solve 200+500/3.5%

$$\frac { 200 + 500 } { 3.5 \% }$$

Evaluate

$$20000$$

Solution Steps

Add 200 and 500 to get 700.

$$\frac{700}{\frac{3.5}{100}}$$

Expand \frac{3.5}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{700}{\frac{35}{1000}}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{35}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{700}{\frac{7}{200}}$$

Divide 700 by \frac{7}{200} by multiplying 700 by the reciprocal of \frac{7}{200}.

$$700\times \frac{200}{7}$$

Express 700\times \frac{200}{7} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{700\times 200}{7}$$

Multiply 700 and 200 to get 140000.

$$\frac{140000}{7}$$

Divide 140000 by 7 to get 20000.

$$20000$$

Factor

$$2^{5}\times 5^{4}$$