Solve 3.49-10%=

$$3.49-10 \% =$$

Evaluate

$$3.39$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$3.49-\frac{1}{10}$$

Convert decimal number 3.49 to fraction \frac{349}{100}.

$$\frac{349}{100}-\frac{1}{10}$$

Least common multiple of 100 and 10 is 100. Convert \frac{349}{100} and \frac{1}{10} to fractions with denominator 100.

$$\frac{349}{100}-\frac{10}{100}$$

Since \frac{349}{100} and \frac{10}{100} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{349-10}{100}$$

Subtract 10 from 349 to get 339.

$$\frac{339}{100}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 113}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 3\frac{39}{100} = 3.39$$