Solve 4%+1-2

$$4 \% +1-2$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{24}{25}=-0.96$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{1}{25}+1-2$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{25}{25}.

$$\frac{1}{25}+\frac{25}{25}-2$$

Since \frac{1}{25} and \frac{25}{25} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{1+25}{25}-2$$

Add 1 and 25 to get 26.

$$\frac{26}{25}-2$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{50}{25}.

$$\frac{26}{25}-\frac{50}{25}$$

Since \frac{26}{25} and \frac{50}{25} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{26-50}{25}$$

Subtract 50 from 26 to get -24.

$$-\frac{24}{25}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{24}{25} = -0.96$$