Solve 250/250-562.3-384.9*0.8

$$\frac{ 250 }{ 250-562.3-384.9 } \times 0.8$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{500}{1743}\approx -0.286861733$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 562.3 from 250 to get -312.3.

$$\frac{250}{-312.3-384.9}\times 0.8$$

Subtract 384.9 from -312.3 to get -697.2.

$$\frac{250}{-697.2}\times 0.8$$

Expand \frac{250}{-697.2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{2500}{-6972}\times 0.8$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{2500}{-6972} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$-\frac{625}{1743}\times 0.8$$

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.

$$-\frac{625}{1743}\times \frac{4}{5}$$

Multiply -\frac{625}{1743} times \frac{4}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-625\times 4}{1743\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-625\times 4}{1743\times 5}.

$$\frac{-2500}{8715}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-2500}{8715} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$-\frac{500}{1743}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{500}{1743} = -0.2868617326448652$$