Solve 2679-65/40

$$2679 - \frac { 65 } { 40 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{21419}{8}=2677.375$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{65}{40} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$2679-\frac{13}{8}$$

Convert 2679 to fraction \frac{21432}{8}.

$$\frac{21432}{8}-\frac{13}{8}$$

Since \frac{21432}{8} and \frac{13}{8} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{21432-13}{8}$$

Subtract 13 from 21432 to get 21419.

$$\frac{21419}{8}$$

Factor

$$\frac{21419}{2 ^ {3}} = 2677\frac{3}{8} = 2677.375$$