Solve 40000*1.55%

$$40000 \times 1.55 \%$$

Evaluate

$$620$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{1.55}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$40000\times \frac{155}{10000}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{155}{10000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$40000\times \frac{31}{2000}$$

Express 40000\times \frac{31}{2000} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{40000\times 31}{2000}$$

Multiply 40000 and 31 to get 1240000.

$$\frac{1240000}{2000}$$

Divide 1240000 by 2000 to get 620.

$$620$$

Factor

$$5\times 31\times 2^{2}$$