Solve 40.5*8.5%

$$40.5 \times 8.5 \%$$

Evaluate

$$3.4425$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{8.5}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$40.5\times \frac{85}{1000}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{85}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$40.5\times \frac{17}{200}$$

Convert decimal number 40.5 to fraction \frac{405}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{405}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{81}{2}\times \frac{17}{200}$$

Multiply \frac{81}{2} times \frac{17}{200} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{81\times 17}{2\times 200}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{81\times 17}{2\times 200}.

$$\frac{1377}{400}$$

Factor

$$\frac{17 \cdot 3 ^ {4}}{2 ^ {4} \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 3\frac{177}{400} = 3.4425$$