Solve 2.5%text{of}8*10^11?

$$2.5 \% \text { of } 8 \times 10 ^ { 11 } ?$$

Evaluate

$$20000000000$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{2.5}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{25}{1000}\times 8\times 10^{11}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{25}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.

$$\frac{1}{40}\times 8\times 10^{11}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{40} and 8 to get \frac{8}{40}.

$$\frac{8}{40}\times 10^{11}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{40} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.

$$\frac{1}{5}\times 10^{11}$$

Calculate 10 to the power of 11 and get 100000000000.

$$\frac{1}{5}\times 100000000000$$

Multiply \frac{1}{5} and 100000000000 to get \frac{100000000000}{5}.

$$\frac{100000000000}{5}$$

Divide 100000000000 by 5 to get 20000000000.

$$20000000000$$

Factor

$$2^{11}\times 5^{10}$$