Solve 700*3.5%

$$700 \times 3.5 \%$$

Evaluate

$$24.5$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{3.5}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$700\times \frac{35}{1000}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{35}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$700\times \frac{7}{200}$$

Express 700\times \frac{7}{200} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{700\times 7}{200}$$

Multiply 700 and 7 to get 4900.

$$\frac{4900}{200}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{4900}{200} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 100.

$$\frac{49}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7 ^ {2}}{2} = 24\frac{1}{2} = 24.5$$