Solve (12.5-8.33)(38.34-21.66)/2

$$\frac{ (12.5-8.33)(38.34-21.66) }{ 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$34.7778$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 8.33 from 12.5 to get 4.17.

$$\frac{4.17\left(38.34-21.66\right)}{2}$$

Subtract 21.66 from 38.34 to get 16.68.

$$\frac{4.17\times 16.68}{2}$$

Multiply 4.17 and 16.68 to get 69.5556.

$$\frac{69.5556}{2}$$

Expand \frac{69.5556}{2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10000.

$$\frac{695556}{20000}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{695556}{20000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{173889}{5000}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 ^ {2} \cdot 139 ^ {2}}{2 ^ {3} \cdot 5 ^ {4}} = 34\frac{3889}{5000} = 34.7778$$