Solve 267.6div(1+20%)

$$267.6 \div (1+20 \% )$$

Evaluate

$$223$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{20}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 20.

$$\frac{267.6}{1+\frac{1}{5}}$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{5}{5}.

$$\frac{267.6}{\frac{5}{5}+\frac{1}{5}}$$

Since \frac{5}{5} and \frac{1}{5} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{267.6}{\frac{5+1}{5}}$$

Add 5 and 1 to get 6.

$$\frac{267.6}{\frac{6}{5}}$$

Divide 267.6 by \frac{6}{5} by multiplying 267.6 by the reciprocal of \frac{6}{5}.

$$267.6\times \frac{5}{6}$$

Convert decimal number 267.6 to fraction \frac{2676}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{2676}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1338}{5}\times \frac{5}{6}$$

Multiply \frac{1338}{5} times \frac{5}{6} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1338\times 5}{5\times 6}$$

Cancel out 5 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{1338}{6}$$

Divide 1338 by 6 to get 223.

$$223$$

Factor

$$223$$