Solve 48*(1+55/100)

$$48 \times (1+ \frac{ 55 }{ 100 } )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{372}{5}=74.4$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{55}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$48\left(1+\frac{11}{20}\right)$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{20}{20}.

$$48\left(\frac{20}{20}+\frac{11}{20}\right)$$

Since \frac{20}{20} and \frac{11}{20} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$48\times \frac{20+11}{20}$$

Add 20 and 11 to get 31.

$$48\times \frac{31}{20}$$

Express 48\times \frac{31}{20} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{48\times 31}{20}$$

Multiply 48 and 31 to get 1488.

$$\frac{1488}{20}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{1488}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{372}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {2} \cdot 3 \cdot 31}{5} = 74\frac{2}{5} = 74.4$$