Solve 3+5%=

$$3 + 5 \% =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{61}{20}=3.05$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$3+\frac{1}{20}$$

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{60}{20}.

$$\frac{60}{20}+\frac{1}{20}$$

Since \frac{60}{20} and \frac{1}{20} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{60+1}{20}$$

Add 60 and 1 to get 61.

$$\frac{61}{20}$$

Factor

$$\frac{61}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 5} = 3\frac{1}{20} = 3.05$$