Solve (287/250-250)*100

$$( \frac { 287 } { 250 } - 250 ) \times 100$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{124426}{5}=-24885.2$$

Solution Steps

Convert 250 to fraction \frac{62500}{250}.

$$\left(\frac{287}{250}-\frac{62500}{250}\right)\times 100$$

Since \frac{287}{250} and \frac{62500}{250} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{287-62500}{250}\times 100$$

Subtract 62500 from 287 to get -62213.

$$-\frac{62213}{250}\times 100$$

Express -\frac{62213}{250}\times 100 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-62213\times 100}{250}$$

Multiply -62213 and 100 to get -6221300.

$$\frac{-6221300}{250}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-6221300}{250} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 50.

$$-\frac{124426}{5}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{124426}{5} = -24885\frac{1}{5} = -24885.2$$