Solve 2.4*(1+25%)=

$$2.4 \times ( 1 + 25 \% ) =$$

Evaluate

$$3$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{25}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.

$$2.4\left(1+\frac{1}{4}\right)$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{4}{4}.

$$2.4\left(\frac{4}{4}+\frac{1}{4}\right)$$

Since \frac{4}{4} and \frac{1}{4} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$2.4\times \frac{4+1}{4}$$

Add 4 and 1 to get 5.

$$2.4\times \frac{5}{4}$$

Convert decimal number 2.4 to fraction \frac{24}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{24}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{12}{5}\times \frac{5}{4}$$

Multiply \frac{12}{5} times \frac{5}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{12\times 5}{5\times 4}$$

Cancel out 5 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{12}{4}$$

Divide 12 by 4 to get 3.

$$3$$

Factor

$$3$$