Solve (150*15%)-150

$$(150 \times 15 \% )-150$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{255}{2}=-127.5$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$150\times \frac{3}{20}-150$$

Express 150\times \frac{3}{20} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{150\times 3}{20}-150$$

Multiply 150 and 3 to get 450.

$$\frac{450}{20}-150$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{450}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$\frac{45}{2}-150$$

Convert 150 to fraction \frac{300}{2}.

$$\frac{45}{2}-\frac{300}{2}$$

Since \frac{45}{2} and \frac{300}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{45-300}{2}$$

Subtract 300 from 45 to get -255.

$$-\frac{255}{2}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{255}{2} = -127\frac{1}{2} = -127.5$$