Solve 1.85%*80-80

$$1.85 \% \times 80-80$$

Evaluate

$$-78.52$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{1.85}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$\frac{185}{10000}\times 80-80$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{185}{10000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{37}{2000}\times 80-80$$

Express \frac{37}{2000}\times 80 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{37\times 80}{2000}-80$$

Multiply 37 and 80 to get 2960.

$$\frac{2960}{2000}-80$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{2960}{2000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 80.

$$\frac{37}{25}-80$$

Convert 80 to fraction \frac{2000}{25}.

$$\frac{37}{25}-\frac{2000}{25}$$

Since \frac{37}{25} and \frac{2000}{25} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{37-2000}{25}$$

Subtract 2000 from 37 to get -1963.

$$-\frac{1963}{25}$$

Factor

$$-78.52$$