Solve 2%text{of}3.6

$$2 \% \text { of } 3.6$$

Evaluate

$$0.072$$

Solution Steps

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

$$\frac{1}{50}\times 3.6$$

Convert decimal number 3.6 to fraction \frac{36}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{36}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{50}\times \frac{18}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{50} times \frac{18}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 18}{50\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 18}{50\times 5}.

$$\frac{18}{250}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{18}{250} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{9}{125}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 ^ {2}}{5 ^ {3}} = 0.072$$