Solve 17+60%2+3

$$17 + 60 \% 2 + 3$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{106}{5}=21.2$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{60}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 20.

$$17+\frac{3}{5}\times 2+3$$

Express \frac{3}{5}\times 2 as a single fraction.

$$17+\frac{3\times 2}{5}+3$$

Multiply 3 and 2 to get 6.

$$17+\frac{6}{5}+3$$

Convert 17 to fraction \frac{85}{5}.

$$\frac{85}{5}+\frac{6}{5}+3$$

Since \frac{85}{5} and \frac{6}{5} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{85+6}{5}+3$$

Add 85 and 6 to get 91.

$$\frac{91}{5}+3$$

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{15}{5}.

$$\frac{91}{5}+\frac{15}{5}$$

Since \frac{91}{5} and \frac{15}{5} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{91+15}{5}$$

Add 91 and 15 to get 106.

$$\frac{106}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 53}{5} = 21\frac{1}{5} = 21.2$$