Question

Simplify: 0.00625 0.792 0.0025 1.98 giving your result in decimal form.​

Answer 1

Answer:

2.1

Step-by-step explanation:

SOLUTION STEPS

0.0025

0.00625

−

1.98

0.792

Expand

0.0025

0.00625

by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100000.

250

625

−

1.98

0.792

Reduce the fraction

250

625

to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 125.

2

5

−

1.98

0.792

Expand

1.98

0.792

by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 1000.

2

5

−

1980

792

Reduce the fraction

1980

792

to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 396.

2

5

−

5

2

Least common multiple of 2 and 5 is 10. Convert

2

5

and

5

2

to fractions with denominator 10.

10

25

−

10

4

Since

10

25

and

10

4

have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

10

25−4

Subtract 4 from 25 to get 21.

10

21