Solve 12000(1+4/100)

$$12000 ( 1 + \frac { 4 } { 100 } )$$

Evaluate

$$12480$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$12000\left(1+\frac{1}{25}\right)$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{25}{25}.

$$12000\left(\frac{25}{25}+\frac{1}{25}\right)$$

Since \frac{25}{25} and \frac{1}{25} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$12000\times \frac{25+1}{25}$$

Add 25 and 1 to get 26.

$$12000\times \frac{26}{25}$$

Express 12000\times \frac{26}{25} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{12000\times 26}{25}$$

Multiply 12000 and 26 to get 312000.

$$\frac{312000}{25}$$

Divide 312000 by 25 to get 12480.

$$12480$$

Factor

$$2^{6}\times 3\times 5\times 13$$