Solve 1147.50-0.1%

$$1147.50-0.1 \%$$

Evaluate

$$1147.499$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{0.1}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$1147.5-\frac{1}{1000}$$

Convert decimal number 1147.5 to fraction \frac{11475}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{11475}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{2295}{2}-\frac{1}{1000}$$

Least common multiple of 2 and 1000 is 1000. Convert \frac{2295}{2} and \frac{1}{1000} to fractions with denominator 1000.

$$\frac{1147500}{1000}-\frac{1}{1000}$$

Since \frac{1147500}{1000} and \frac{1}{1000} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{1147500-1}{1000}$$

Subtract 1 from 1147500 to get 1147499.

$$\frac{1147499}{1000}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1147499}{2 ^ {3} \cdot 5 ^ {3}} = 1147\frac{499}{1000} = 1147.499$$