Solve 6%-3

$$6 \% -3$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{147}{50}=-2.94$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{3}{50}-3$$

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{150}{50}.

$$\frac{3}{50}-\frac{150}{50}$$

Since \frac{3}{50} and \frac{150}{50} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{3-150}{50}$$

Subtract 150 from 3 to get -147.

$$-\frac{147}{50}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{147}{50} = -2\frac{47}{50} = -2.94$$