Solve 1813*(2%-1)

$$1813 \times ( 2 \% - 1 )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{88837}{50}=-1776.74$$

Solution Steps

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

$$1813\left(\frac{1}{50}-1\right)$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{50}{50}.

$$1813\left(\frac{1}{50}-\frac{50}{50}\right)$$

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

$$1813\times \frac{1-50}{50}$$

Subtract 50 from 1 to get -49.

$$1813\left(-\frac{49}{50}\right)$$

Express 1813\left(-\frac{49}{50}\right) as a single fraction.

$$\frac{1813\left(-49\right)}{50}$$

Multiply 1813 and -49 to get -88837.

$$\frac{-88837}{50}$$

Fraction \frac{-88837}{50} can be rewritten as -\frac{88837}{50} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{88837}{50}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{88837}{50} = -1776\frac{37}{50} = -1776.74$$