Solve 72.5*1/5

$$72.5 \times \frac{ 1 }{ 5 }$$

Evaluate

$$14.5$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 72.5 to fraction \frac{725}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{725}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{145}{2}\times \frac{1}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{145}{2} times \frac{1}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{145\times 1}{2\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{145\times 1}{2\times 5}.

$$\frac{145}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{145}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{29}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{29}{2} = 14\frac{1}{2} = 14.5$$