Solve (14.9div12*300)-273

$$(14.9 \div 12 \times 300)-273$$

Evaluate

$$99.5$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{14.9}{12} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{149}{120}\times 300-273$$

Express \frac{149}{120}\times 300 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{149\times 300}{120}-273$$

Multiply 149 and 300 to get 44700.

$$\frac{44700}{120}-273$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{44700}{120} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 60.

$$\frac{745}{2}-273$$

Convert 273 to fraction \frac{546}{2}.

$$\frac{745}{2}-\frac{546}{2}$$

Since \frac{745}{2} and \frac{546}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{745-546}{2}$$

Subtract 546 from 745 to get 199.

$$\frac{199}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{199}{2} = 99\frac{1}{2} = 99.5$$