Solve 621-89*40%

$$621-89 \times 40 \%$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{2927}{5}=585.4$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{40}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 20.

$$621-89\times \frac{2}{5}$$

Express 89\times \frac{2}{5} as a single fraction.

$$621-\frac{89\times 2}{5}$$

Multiply 89 and 2 to get 178.

$$621-\frac{178}{5}$$

Convert 621 to fraction \frac{3105}{5}.

$$\frac{3105}{5}-\frac{178}{5}$$

Since \frac{3105}{5} and \frac{178}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{3105-178}{5}$$

Subtract 178 from 3105 to get 2927.

$$\frac{2927}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2927}{5} = 585\frac{2}{5} = 585.4$$