Solve 149/2*0.8

$$\frac{ 149 }{ 2 } \times 0.8$$

Evaluate

$$59.6$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 0.8 to fraction \frac{8}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{149}{2}\times \frac{4}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{149}{2} times \frac{4}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{149\times 4}{2\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{149\times 4}{2\times 5}.

$$\frac{596}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{596}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{298}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 149}{5} = 59\frac{3}{5} = 59.6$$