Solve 5div35%-200

$$5 \div 35 \% -200$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1300}{7}\approx -185.714285714$$

Solution Steps

Divide 5 by \frac{35}{100} by multiplying 5 by the reciprocal of \frac{35}{100}.

$$\frac{5\times 100}{35}-200$$

Multiply 5 and 100 to get 500.

$$\frac{500}{35}-200$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{500}{35} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{100}{7}-200$$

Convert 200 to fraction \frac{1400}{7}.

$$\frac{100}{7}-\frac{1400}{7}$$

Since \frac{100}{7} and \frac{1400}{7} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{100-1400}{7}$$

Subtract 1400 from 100 to get -1300.

$$-\frac{1300}{7}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1300}{7} = -185\frac{5}{7} = -185.71428571428572$$