Solve 40.11-15div25

$$40.11-15 \div 25$$

Evaluate

$$39.51$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{25} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$40.11-\frac{3}{5}$$

Convert decimal number 40.11 to fraction \frac{4011}{100}.

$$\frac{4011}{100}-\frac{3}{5}$$

Least common multiple of 100 and 5 is 100. Convert \frac{4011}{100} and \frac{3}{5} to fractions with denominator 100.

$$\frac{4011}{100}-\frac{60}{100}$$

Since \frac{4011}{100} and \frac{60}{100} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{4011-60}{100}$$

Subtract 60 from 4011 to get 3951.

$$\frac{3951}{100}$$

Factor

$$\frac{439 \cdot 3 ^ {2}}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 39\frac{51}{100} = 39.51$$