Solve 30%text{of}500=

$$30 \% \text { of } 500 =$$

Evaluate

$$150$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{30}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$\frac{3}{10}\times 500$$

Express \frac{3}{10}\times 500 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3\times 500}{10}$$

Multiply 3 and 500 to get 1500.

$$\frac{1500}{10}$$

Divide 1500 by 10 to get 150.

$$150$$

Factor

$$2\times 3\times 5^{2}$$