Solve 7.00-1.70/657-612*60

$$\frac { 7.00 - 1.70 } { 657 - 612 } \times 60$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{106}{15}\approx 7.066666667$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 1.7 from 7 to get 5.3.

$$\frac{5.3}{657-612}\times 60$$

Subtract 612 from 657 to get 45.

$$\frac{5.3}{45}\times 60$$

Expand \frac{5.3}{45} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{53}{450}\times 60$$

Express \frac{53}{450}\times 60 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{53\times 60}{450}$$

Multiply 53 and 60 to get 3180.

$$\frac{3180}{450}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{3180}{450} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 30.

$$\frac{106}{15}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 53}{3 \cdot 5} = 7\frac{1}{15} = 7.066666666666666$$