Solve (3000-250/147)*.399*2=

$$( \frac { 3000 - 250 } { 147 } ) \times .399 \times 2 =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{209}{14}\approx 14.928571429$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 250 from 3000 to get 2750.

$$\frac{2750}{147}\times 0.399\times 2$$

Convert decimal number 0.399 to fraction \frac{399}{1000}.

$$\frac{2750}{147}\times \frac{399}{1000}\times 2$$

Multiply \frac{2750}{147} times \frac{399}{1000} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{2750\times 399}{147\times 1000}\times 2$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{2750\times 399}{147\times 1000}.

$$\frac{1097250}{147000}\times 2$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{1097250}{147000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5250.

$$\frac{209}{28}\times 2$$

Express \frac{209}{28}\times 2 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{209\times 2}{28}$$

Multiply 209 and 2 to get 418.

$$\frac{418}{28}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{418}{28} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{209}{14}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11 \cdot 19}{2 \cdot 7} = 14\frac{13}{14} = 14.928571428571429$$