Solve 40%text{of}800

$$40 \% \text { of } 800$$

Evaluate

$$320$$

Solution Steps

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

$$\frac{2}{5}\times 800$$

Express \frac{2}{5}\times 800 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{2\times 800}{5}$$

Multiply 2 and 800 to get 1600.

$$\frac{1600}{5}$$

Divide 1600 by 5 to get 320.

$$320$$

Factor

$$2^{6}\times 5$$