Solve 1.5+20%

$$1.5+20 \%$$

Evaluate

$$1.7$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{20}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 20.

$$1.5+\frac{1}{5}$$

Convert decimal number 1.5 to fraction \frac{15}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{3}{2}+\frac{1}{5}$$

Least common multiple of 2 and 5 is 10. Convert \frac{3}{2} and \frac{1}{5} to fractions with denominator 10.

$$\frac{15}{10}+\frac{2}{10}$$

Since \frac{15}{10} and \frac{2}{10} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{15+2}{10}$$

Add 15 and 2 to get 17.

$$\frac{17}{10}$$

Factor

$$\frac{17}{2 \cdot 5} = 1\frac{7}{10} = 1.7$$