Solve 5000*(1-135%)

$$5000 \times (1-135 \% )$$

Evaluate

$$-1750$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{135}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$5000\left(1-\frac{27}{20}\right)$$

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

$$5000\left(\frac{20}{20}-\frac{27}{20}\right)$$

Since \frac{20}{20} and \frac{27}{20} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$5000\times \frac{20-27}{20}$$

Subtract 27 from 20 to get -7.

$$5000\left(-\frac{7}{20}\right)$$

Express 5000\left(-\frac{7}{20}\right) as a single fraction.

$$\frac{5000\left(-7\right)}{20}$$

Multiply 5000 and -7 to get -35000.

$$\frac{-35000}{20}$$

Divide -35000 by 20 to get -1750.

$$-1750$$

Factor

$$-1750$$