Solve 4*(50%x-20%)

$$4 \times (50 \% x-20 \% )$$

Evaluate

$$2x-\frac{4}{5}$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{50}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 50.

$$4\left(\frac{1}{2}x-\frac{20}{100}\right)$$

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

$$4\left(\frac{1}{2}x-\frac{1}{5}\right)$$

Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by \frac{1}{2}x-\frac{1}{5}.

$$4\times \frac{1}{2}x+4\left(-\frac{1}{5}\right)$$

Multiply 4 and \frac{1}{2} to get \frac{4}{2}.

$$\frac{4}{2}x+4\left(-\frac{1}{5}\right)$$

Divide 4 by 2 to get 2.

$$2x+4\left(-\frac{1}{5}\right)$$

Express 4\left(-\frac{1}{5}\right) as a single fraction.

$$2x+\frac{4\left(-1\right)}{5}$$

Multiply 4 and -1 to get -4.

$$2x+\frac{-4}{5}$$

Fraction \frac{-4}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{4}{5} by extracting the negative sign.

$$2x-\frac{4}{5}$$

Expand

$$2x-\frac{4}{5}$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{50}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 50.

$$4\left(\frac{1}{2}x-\frac{20}{100}\right)$$

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

$$4\left(\frac{1}{2}x-\frac{1}{5}\right)$$

Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by \frac{1}{2}x-\frac{1}{5}.

$$4\times \frac{1}{2}x+4\left(-\frac{1}{5}\right)$$

Multiply 4 and \frac{1}{2} to get \frac{4}{2}.

$$\frac{4}{2}x+4\left(-\frac{1}{5}\right)$$

Divide 4 by 2 to get 2.

$$2x+4\left(-\frac{1}{5}\right)$$

Express 4\left(-\frac{1}{5}\right) as a single fraction.

$$2x+\frac{4\left(-1\right)}{5}$$

Multiply 4 and -1 to get -4.

$$2x+\frac{-4}{5}$$

Fraction \frac{-4}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{4}{5} by extracting the negative sign.

$$2x-\frac{4}{5}$$