Solve 60%+37.5%=

$$60 \% + 37.5 \% =$$

Evaluate

$$0.975$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{60}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 20.

$$\frac{3}{5}+\frac{37.5}{100}$$

Expand \frac{37.5}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{3}{5}+\frac{375}{1000}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{375}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 125.

$$\frac{3}{5}+\frac{3}{8}$$

Least common multiple of 5 and 8 is 40. Convert \frac{3}{5} and \frac{3}{8} to fractions with denominator 40.

$$\frac{24}{40}+\frac{15}{40}$$

Since \frac{24}{40} and \frac{15}{40} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{24+15}{40}$$

Add 24 and 15 to get 39.

$$\frac{39}{40}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 13}{5 \cdot 2 ^ {3}} = 0.975$$