Solve 24/1*13/24-45/10

$$\frac { 24 } { 1 } \times \frac { 13 } { 24 } - \frac { 45 } { 10 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{17}{2}=8.5$$

Solution Steps

Anything divided by one gives itself.

$$24\times \frac{13}{24}-\frac{45}{10}$$

Cancel out 24 and 24.

$$13-\frac{45}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{45}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$13-\frac{9}{2}$$

Convert 13 to fraction \frac{26}{2}.

$$\frac{26}{2}-\frac{9}{2}$$

Since \frac{26}{2} and \frac{9}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{26-9}{2}$$

Subtract 9 from 26 to get 17.

$$\frac{17}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{17}{2} = 8\frac{1}{2} = 8.5$$