100(1-0.05)^3
You asked:
Evaluate the expression: \(100 {\left( 1 - 0.05 \right)}^{3}\)
MathBot Answer:
\[100 {\left( 1 - 0.05 \right)}^{3} = \frac{6859}{80} = 85.7375\]
\[\begin{aligned}100 {\left( 1 - 0.05 \right)}^{3}&=100 {\left( 1 - \frac{1}{20} \right)}^{3}\\&=100 {\left( \frac{19}{20} \right)}^{3}\\&=100 \cdot \frac{6859}{8000}\\&=\frac{6859}{80}\end{aligned}\]