Solve (1-527/27)100

$$(1- \frac{ 527 }{ 27 } )100$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{50000}{27}\approx -1851.851851852$$

Solution Steps

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{27}{27}.

$$\left(\frac{27}{27}-\frac{527}{27}\right)\times 100$$

Since \frac{27}{27} and \frac{527}{27} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{27-527}{27}\times 100$$

Subtract 527 from 27 to get -500.

$$-\frac{500}{27}\times 100$$

Express -\frac{500}{27}\times 100 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-500\times 100}{27}$$

Multiply -500 and 100 to get -50000.

$$\frac{-50000}{27}$$

Fraction \frac{-50000}{27} can be rewritten as -\frac{50000}{27} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{50000}{27}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{50000}{27} = -1851\frac{23}{27} = -1851.851851851852$$