Solve 80%-54.99=

$$80 \% -54.99=$$

Evaluate

$$-54.19$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{80}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 20.

$$\frac{4}{5}-54.99$$

Convert decimal number 54.99 to fraction \frac{5499}{100}.

$$\frac{4}{5}-\frac{5499}{100}$$

Least common multiple of 5 and 100 is 100. Convert \frac{4}{5} and \frac{5499}{100} to fractions with denominator 100.

$$\frac{80}{100}-\frac{5499}{100}$$

Since \frac{80}{100} and \frac{5499}{100} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{80-5499}{100}$$

Subtract 5499 from 80 to get -5419.

$$-\frac{5419}{100}$$

Factor

$$-54.19$$