Solve 31/5%text{of}500

$$3 \frac { 1 } { 5 } \% \text { of } 500$$

Evaluate

$$16$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{\frac{3\times 5+1}{5}}{100} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3\times 5+1}{5\times 100}\times 500$$

Multiply 3 and 5 to get 15.

$$\frac{15+1}{5\times 100}\times 500$$

Add 15 and 1 to get 16.

$$\frac{16}{5\times 100}\times 500$$

Multiply 5 and 100 to get 500.

$$\frac{16}{500}\times 500$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{16}{500} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{4}{125}\times 500$$

Express \frac{4}{125}\times 500 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{4\times 500}{125}$$

Multiply 4 and 500 to get 2000.

$$\frac{2000}{125}$$

Divide 2000 by 125 to get 16.

$$16$$

Factor

$$2^{4}$$