Solve 0.55-10%

$$0.55-10 \%$$

Evaluate

$$0.45$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$0.55-\frac{1}{10}$$

Convert decimal number 0.55 to fraction \frac{55}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{55}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{11}{20}-\frac{1}{10}$$

Least common multiple of 20 and 10 is 20. Convert \frac{11}{20} and \frac{1}{10} to fractions with denominator 20.

$$\frac{11}{20}-\frac{2}{20}$$

Since \frac{11}{20} and \frac{2}{20} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{11-2}{20}$$

Subtract 2 from 11 to get 9.

$$\frac{9}{20}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 ^ {2}}{5 \cdot 2 ^ {2}} = 0.45$$