Solve 2-(23/50)(2)

$$2 - ( \frac { 23 } { 50 } ) ( 2 )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{27}{25}=1.08$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{23}{50}\times 2 as a single fraction.

$$2-\frac{23\times 2}{50}$$

Multiply 23 and 2 to get 46.

$$2-\frac{46}{50}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{46}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$2-\frac{23}{25}$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{50}{25}.

$$\frac{50}{25}-\frac{23}{25}$$

Since \frac{50}{25} and \frac{23}{25} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{50-23}{25}$$

Subtract 23 from 50 to get 27.

$$\frac{27}{25}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 ^ {3}}{5 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{2}{25} = 1.08$$