Solve 50%-35%

$$50 \% -35 \%$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{3}{20}=0.15$$

Solution Steps

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

$$\frac{1}{2}-\frac{35}{100}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{35}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{1}{2}-\frac{7}{20}$$

Least common multiple of 2 and 20 is 20. Convert \frac{1}{2} and \frac{7}{20} to fractions with denominator 20.

$$\frac{10}{20}-\frac{7}{20}$$

Since \frac{10}{20} and \frac{7}{20} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{10-7}{20}$$

Subtract 7 from 10 to get 3.

$$\frac{3}{20}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 5} = 0.15$$