Solve 517*(1-0.58)/0.58

$$517 \times \frac{ (1-0.58) }{ 0.58 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{10857}{29}\approx 374.379310345$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 0.58 from 1 to get 0.42.

$$517\times \frac{0.42}{0.58}$$

Expand \frac{0.42}{0.58} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$517\times \frac{42}{58}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{42}{58} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$517\times \frac{21}{29}$$

Express 517\times \frac{21}{29} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{517\times 21}{29}$$

Multiply 517 and 21 to get 10857.

$$\frac{10857}{29}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 7 \cdot 11 \cdot 47}{29} = 374\frac{11}{29} = 374.37931034482756$$