Solve 5500*5/100*6/12

$$5500 \times \frac { 5 } { 100 } \times \frac { 6 } { 12 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{275}{2}=137.5$$

Solution Steps

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

$$5500\times \frac{1}{20}\times \frac{6}{12}$$

Multiply 5500 and \frac{1}{20} to get \frac{5500}{20}.

$$\frac{5500}{20}\times \frac{6}{12}$$

Divide 5500 by 20 to get 275.

$$275\times \frac{6}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$275\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply 275 and \frac{1}{2} to get \frac{275}{2}.

$$\frac{275}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5 ^ {2} \cdot 11}{2} = 137\frac{1}{2} = 137.5$$