Solve 4000-50%

$$4000-50 \%$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{7999}{2}=3999.5$$

Solution Steps

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

$$4000-\frac{1}{2}$$

Convert 4000 to fraction \frac{8000}{2}.

$$\frac{8000}{2}-\frac{1}{2}$$

Since \frac{8000}{2} and \frac{1}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{8000-1}{2}$$

Subtract 1 from 8000 to get 7999.

$$\frac{7999}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{19 \cdot 421}{2} = 3999\frac{1}{2} = 3999.5$$