Solve 54*15/3600-1/40=

$$54 \times \frac{ 15 }{ 3600 } - \frac{ 1 }{ 40 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{5}=0.2$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{3600} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 15.

$$54\times \frac{1}{240}-\frac{1}{40}$$

Multiply 54 and \frac{1}{240} to get \frac{54}{240}.

$$\frac{54}{240}-\frac{1}{40}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{54}{240} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$\frac{9}{40}-\frac{1}{40}$$

Since \frac{9}{40} and \frac{1}{40} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{9-1}{40}$$

Subtract 1 from 9 to get 8.

$$\frac{8}{40}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{40} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.

$$\frac{1}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{5} = 0.2$$