Solve 50*2.5/100

$$50 \times \frac{ 2.5 }{ 100 }$$

Evaluate

$$1.25$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{2.5}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$50\times \frac{25}{1000}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{25}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.

$$50\times \frac{1}{40}$$

Multiply 50 and \frac{1}{40} to get \frac{50}{40}.

$$\frac{50}{40}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{50}{40} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$\frac{5}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5}{2 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{1}{4} = 1.25$$