Solve 3/5*153-0.6*53

$$\frac { 3 } { 5 } \times 153 - 0.6 \times 53$$

Evaluate

$$60$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{3}{5}\times 153 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3\times 153}{5}-0.6\times 53$$

Multiply 3 and 153 to get 459.

$$\frac{459}{5}-0.6\times 53$$

Multiply 0.6 and 53 to get 31.8.

$$\frac{459}{5}-31.8$$

Convert decimal number 31.8 to fraction \frac{318}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{318}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{459}{5}-\frac{159}{5}$$

Since \frac{459}{5} and \frac{159}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{459-159}{5}$$

Subtract 159 from 459 to get 300.

$$\frac{300}{5}$$

Divide 300 by 5 to get 60.

$$60$$

Factor

$$3\times 5\times 2^{2}$$