Solve 35.650-10%

$$35.650-10 \%$$

Evaluate

$$35.55$$

Solution Steps

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

$$35.65-\frac{1}{10}$$

Convert decimal number 35.65 to fraction \frac{3565}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{3565}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{713}{20}-\frac{1}{10}$$

Least common multiple of 20 and 10 is 20. Convert \frac{713}{20} and \frac{1}{10} to fractions with denominator 20.

$$\frac{713}{20}-\frac{2}{20}$$

Since \frac{713}{20} and \frac{2}{20} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{713-2}{20}$$

Subtract 2 from 713 to get 711.

$$\frac{711}{20}$$

Factor

$$\frac{79 \cdot 3 ^ {2}}{5 \cdot 2 ^ {2}} = 35\frac{11}{20} = 35.55$$