Solve 3.8-1.4/3.8*100

$$\frac { 3.8 - 1.4 } { 3.8 } \times 100$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1200}{19}\approx 63.157894737$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 1.4 from 3.8 to get 2.4.

$$\frac{2.4}{3.8}\times 100$$

Expand \frac{2.4}{3.8} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{24}{38}\times 100$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{24}{38} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{12}{19}\times 100$$

Express \frac{12}{19}\times 100 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{12\times 100}{19}$$

Multiply 12 and 100 to get 1200.

$$\frac{1200}{19}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 2 ^ {4} \cdot 5 ^ {2}}{19} = 63\frac{3}{19} = 63.1578947368421$$