Solve 1div0.86-1

$$1 \div 0.86-1$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{7}{43}\approx 0.162790698$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{1}{0.86} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$\frac{100}{86}-1$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{100}{86} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{50}{43}-1$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{43}{43}.

$$\frac{50}{43}-\frac{43}{43}$$

Since \frac{50}{43} and \frac{43}{43} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{50-43}{43}$$

Subtract 43 from 50 to get 7.

$$\frac{7}{43}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7}{43} = 0.16279069767441862$$