Solve 275*(1+8%)=

$$275 \times (1+8 \% )=$$

Evaluate

$$297$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$275\left(1+\frac{2}{25}\right)$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{25}{25}.

$$275\left(\frac{25}{25}+\frac{2}{25}\right)$$

Since \frac{25}{25} and \frac{2}{25} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$275\times \frac{25+2}{25}$$

Add 25 and 2 to get 27.

$$275\times \frac{27}{25}$$

Express 275\times \frac{27}{25} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{275\times 27}{25}$$

Multiply 275 and 27 to get 7425.

$$\frac{7425}{25}$$

Divide 7425 by 25 to get 297.

$$297$$

Factor

$$3^{3}\times 11$$