Solve 7.6%-1000

$$7.6 \% -1000$$

Evaluate

$$-999.924$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{7.6}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{76}{1000}-1000$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{76}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{19}{250}-1000$$

Convert 1000 to fraction \frac{250000}{250}.

$$\frac{19}{250}-\frac{250000}{250}$$

Since \frac{19}{250} and \frac{250000}{250} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{19-250000}{250}$$

Subtract 250000 from 19 to get -249981.

$$-\frac{249981}{250}$$

Factor

$$-999.924$$