Solve 2387/1000-78/100

$$\frac { 2387 } { 1000 } - \frac { 78 } { 100 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1607}{1000}=1.607$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{78}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{2387}{1000}-\frac{39}{50}$$

Least common multiple of 1000 and 50 is 1000. Convert \frac{2387}{1000} and \frac{39}{50} to fractions with denominator 1000.

$$\frac{2387}{1000}-\frac{780}{1000}$$

Since \frac{2387}{1000} and \frac{780}{1000} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{2387-780}{1000}$$

Subtract 780 from 2387 to get 1607.

$$\frac{1607}{1000}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1607}{2 ^ {3} \cdot 5 ^ {3}} = 1\frac{607}{1000} = 1.607$$