Solve 31898*0.5%=

$$31898 \times 0.5 \% =$$

Evaluate

$$159.49$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{0.5}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$31898\times \frac{5}{1000}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$31898\times \frac{1}{200}$$

Multiply 31898 and \frac{1}{200} to get \frac{31898}{200}.

$$\frac{31898}{200}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{31898}{200} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{15949}{100}$$

Factor

$$\frac{41 \cdot 389}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 159\frac{49}{100} = 159.49$$