Solve +5-185/3+5

$$+ 5 - 18 \frac { 5 } { 3 + 5 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{25}{4}=-6.25$$

Solution Steps

Add 3 and 5 to get 8.

$$5-18\times \frac{5}{8}$$

Express 18\times \frac{5}{8} as a single fraction.

$$5-\frac{18\times 5}{8}$$

Multiply 18 and 5 to get 90.

$$5-\frac{90}{8}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{90}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$5-\frac{45}{4}$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{20}{4}.

$$\frac{20}{4}-\frac{45}{4}$$

Since \frac{20}{4} and \frac{45}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{20-45}{4}$$

Subtract 45 from 20 to get -25.

$$-\frac{25}{4}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{25}{4} = -6\frac{1}{4} = -6.25$$