Solve 78%-14%

$$78 \% -14 \%$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{16}{25}=0.64$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{78}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{39}{50}-\frac{14}{100}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{14}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{39}{50}-\frac{7}{50}$$

Since \frac{39}{50} and \frac{7}{50} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{39-7}{50}$$

Subtract 7 from 39 to get 32.

$$\frac{32}{50}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{32}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{16}{25}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {4}}{5 ^ {2}} = 0.64$$