Solve (1-8/100)*130

$$( 1 - \frac { 8 } { 100 } ) \times 130$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{598}{5}=119.6$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\left(1-\frac{2}{25}\right)\times 130$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{25}{25}.

$$\left(\frac{25}{25}-\frac{2}{25}\right)\times 130$$

Since \frac{25}{25} and \frac{2}{25} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{25-2}{25}\times 130$$

Subtract 2 from 25 to get 23.

$$\frac{23}{25}\times 130$$

Express \frac{23}{25}\times 130 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{23\times 130}{25}$$

Multiply 23 and 130 to get 2990.

$$\frac{2990}{25}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{2990}{25} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{598}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 13 \cdot 23}{5} = 119\frac{3}{5} = 119.6$$