Solve 3500div(1+40%)

$$3500 \div (1+40 \% )$$

Evaluate

$$2500$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{40}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 20.

$$\frac{3500}{1+\frac{2}{5}}$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{5}{5}.

$$\frac{3500}{\frac{5}{5}+\frac{2}{5}}$$

Since \frac{5}{5} and \frac{2}{5} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{3500}{\frac{5+2}{5}}$$

Add 5 and 2 to get 7.

$$\frac{3500}{\frac{7}{5}}$$

Divide 3500 by \frac{7}{5} by multiplying 3500 by the reciprocal of \frac{7}{5}.

$$3500\times \frac{5}{7}$$

Express 3500\times \frac{5}{7} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3500\times 5}{7}$$

Multiply 3500 and 5 to get 17500.

$$\frac{17500}{7}$$

Divide 17500 by 7 to get 2500.

$$2500$$

Factor

$$2^{2}\times 5^{4}$$