Solve 400000-1.52%

$$400000-1.52 \%$$

Evaluate

$$399999.9848$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{1.52}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$400000-\frac{152}{10000}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{152}{10000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.

$$400000-\frac{19}{1250}$$

Convert 400000 to fraction \frac{500000000}{1250}.

$$\frac{500000000}{1250}-\frac{19}{1250}$$

Since \frac{500000000}{1250} and \frac{19}{1250} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{500000000-19}{1250}$$

Subtract 19 from 500000000 to get 499999981.

$$\frac{499999981}{1250}$$

Factor

$$\frac{13 \cdot 37 \cdot 61 \cdot 17041}{2 \cdot 5 ^ {4}} = 399999\frac{1231}{1250} = 399999.9848$$