Solve 0.55*6.5-12*0.3/0.3-0.55

$$\frac{ 0.55 \times 6.5-12 \times 0.3 }{ 0.3-0.55 }$$

Evaluate

$$0.1$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 0.55 and 6.5 to get 3.575.

$$\frac{3.575-12\times 0.3}{0.3-0.55}$$

Multiply 12 and 0.3 to get 3.6.

$$\frac{3.575-3.6}{0.3-0.55}$$

Subtract 3.6 from 3.575 to get -0.025.

$$\frac{-0.025}{0.3-0.55}$$

Subtract 0.55 from 0.3 to get -0.25.

$$\frac{-0.025}{-0.25}$$

Expand \frac{-0.025}{-0.25} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 1000.

$$\frac{-25}{-250}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-25}{-250} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -25.

$$\frac{1}{10}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2 \cdot 5} = 0.1$$