Solve 34/25%-1

$$3 \frac { 4 } { 25 } \% - 1$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{2421}{2500}=-0.9684$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{\frac{3\times 25+4}{25}}{100} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3\times 25+4}{25\times 100}-1$$

Multiply 3 and 25 to get 75.

$$\frac{75+4}{25\times 100}-1$$

Add 75 and 4 to get 79.

$$\frac{79}{25\times 100}-1$$

Multiply 25 and 100 to get 2500.

$$\frac{79}{2500}-1$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{2500}{2500}.

$$\frac{79}{2500}-\frac{2500}{2500}$$

Since \frac{79}{2500} and \frac{2500}{2500} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{79-2500}{2500}$$

Subtract 2500 from 79 to get -2421.

$$-\frac{2421}{2500}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{2421}{2500} = -0.9684$$