Solve 7.15-5%

$$7.15-5 \%$$

Evaluate

$$7.1$$

Solution Steps

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

$$7.15-\frac{1}{20}$$

Convert decimal number 7.15 to fraction \frac{715}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{715}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{143}{20}-\frac{1}{20}$$

Since \frac{143}{20} and \frac{1}{20} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{143-1}{20}$$

Subtract 1 from 143 to get 142.

$$\frac{142}{20}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{142}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{71}{10}$$

Factor

$$\frac{71}{2 \cdot 5} = 7\frac{1}{10} = 7.1$$