Solve 13.5-2%

$$13.5-2 \%$$

Evaluate

$$13.48$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$13.5-\frac{1}{50}$$

Convert decimal number 13.5 to fraction \frac{135}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{135}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{27}{2}-\frac{1}{50}$$

Least common multiple of 2 and 50 is 50. Convert \frac{27}{2} and \frac{1}{50} to fractions with denominator 50.

$$\frac{675}{50}-\frac{1}{50}$$

Since \frac{675}{50} and \frac{1}{50} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{675-1}{50}$$

Subtract 1 from 675 to get 674.

$$\frac{674}{50}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{674}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{337}{25}$$

Factor

$$\frac{337}{5 ^ {2}} = 13\frac{12}{25} = 13.48$$