Solve =5/400*8+5

$$= \frac { 5 } { 400 } \times 8 + 5$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{51}{10}=5.1$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{400} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{1}{80}\times 8+5$$

Multiply \frac{1}{80} and 8 to get \frac{8}{80}.

$$\frac{8}{80}+5$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{80} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.

$$\frac{1}{10}+5$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{50}{10}.

$$\frac{1}{10}+\frac{50}{10}$$

Since \frac{1}{10} and \frac{50}{10} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{1+50}{10}$$

Add 1 and 50 to get 51.

$$\frac{51}{10}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 17}{2 \cdot 5} = 5\frac{1}{10} = 5.1$$