Solve 37.5%text{of}50?

$$37.5 \% \text { of } 50 ?$$

Evaluate

$$18.75$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{37.5}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{375}{1000}\times 50$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{375}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 125.

$$\frac{3}{8}\times 50$$

Express \frac{3}{8}\times 50 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3\times 50}{8}$$

Multiply 3 and 50 to get 150.

$$\frac{150}{8}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{150}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{75}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 5 ^ {2}}{2 ^ {2}} = 18\frac{3}{4} = 18.75$$