Solve 14.2%*10

$$14.2 \% \times 10$$

Evaluate

$$1.42$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{14.2}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{142}{1000}\times 10$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{142}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{71}{500}\times 10$$

Express \frac{71}{500}\times 10 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{71\times 10}{500}$$

Multiply 71 and 10 to get 710.

$$\frac{710}{500}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{710}{500} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$\frac{71}{50}$$

Factor

$$\frac{71}{2 \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{21}{50} = 1.42$$