Solve 80div(1+20%)

$$80 \div (1+20 \% )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{200}{3}\approx 66.666666667$$

Solution Steps

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

$$\frac{80}{1+\frac{1}{5}}$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{5}{5}.

$$\frac{80}{\frac{5}{5}+\frac{1}{5}}$$

Since \frac{5}{5} and \frac{1}{5} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{80}{\frac{5+1}{5}}$$

Add 5 and 1 to get 6.

$$\frac{80}{\frac{6}{5}}$$

Divide 80 by \frac{6}{5} by multiplying 80 by the reciprocal of \frac{6}{5}.

$$80\times \frac{5}{6}$$

Express 80\times \frac{5}{6} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{80\times 5}{6}$$

Multiply 80 and 5 to get 400.

$$\frac{400}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{400}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{200}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {3} \cdot 5 ^ {2}}{3} = 66\frac{2}{3} = 66.66666666666667$$