Solve 2.98-119/20

$$2.98 - 1 \frac { 19 } { 20 }$$

Evaluate

$$1.03$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 1 and 20 to get 20.

$$2.98-\frac{20+19}{20}$$

Add 20 and 19 to get 39.

$$2.98-\frac{39}{20}$$

Convert decimal number 2.98 to fraction \frac{298}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{298}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{149}{50}-\frac{39}{20}$$

Least common multiple of 50 and 20 is 100. Convert \frac{149}{50} and \frac{39}{20} to fractions with denominator 100.

$$\frac{298}{100}-\frac{195}{100}$$

Since \frac{298}{100} and \frac{195}{100} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{298-195}{100}$$

Subtract 195 from 298 to get 103.

$$\frac{103}{100}$$

Factor

$$\frac{103}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{3}{100} = 1.03$$