Solve 25+1.50-1/100

$$25 + 1.50 - \frac { 1 } { 100 }$$

Evaluate

$$26.49$$

Solution Steps

Add 25 and 1.5 to get 26.5.

$$26.5-\frac{1}{100}$$

Convert decimal number 26.5 to fraction \frac{265}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{265}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{53}{2}-\frac{1}{100}$$

Least common multiple of 2 and 100 is 100. Convert \frac{53}{2} and \frac{1}{100} to fractions with denominator 100.

$$\frac{2650}{100}-\frac{1}{100}$$

Since \frac{2650}{100} and \frac{1}{100} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{2650-1}{100}$$

Subtract 1 from 2650 to get 2649.

$$\frac{2649}{100}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 883}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 26\frac{49}{100} = 26.49$$