Solve 100*(1+20%)=

$$100 \times ( 1 + 20 \% ) =$$

Evaluate

$$120$$

Solution Steps

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

$$100\left(1+\frac{1}{5}\right)$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{5}{5}.

$$100\left(\frac{5}{5}+\frac{1}{5}\right)$$

Since \frac{5}{5} and \frac{1}{5} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$100\times \frac{5+1}{5}$$

Add 5 and 1 to get 6.

$$100\times \frac{6}{5}$$

Express 100\times \frac{6}{5} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{100\times 6}{5}$$

Multiply 100 and 6 to get 600.

$$\frac{600}{5}$$

Divide 600 by 5 to get 120.

$$120$$

Factor

$$2^{3}\times 3\times 5$$