500-206.5

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on Sep 22, 2024 at 5:27 am



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(500 - 206.5\)

MathBot Answer:

\[500 - 206.5 = \frac{587}{2} = 293.5\]


\[\begin{aligned}500 - 206.5& = 500 - \left(206 + \frac{5}{10}\right)\\& = 500 - \left(206 + \frac{1}{2}\right)\\& = 500 - \frac{413}{2}\\& = \frac{587}{2}\end{aligned}\]