Solve -25/27+3(5/3)

$$\frac { - 25 } { 27 } + 3 ( \frac { 5 } { 3 } )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{110}{27}\approx 4.074074074$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-25}{27} can be rewritten as -\frac{25}{27} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{25}{27}+3\times \frac{5}{3}$$

Cancel out 3 and 3.

$$-\frac{25}{27}+5$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{135}{27}.

$$-\frac{25}{27}+\frac{135}{27}$$

Since -\frac{25}{27} and \frac{135}{27} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{-25+135}{27}$$

Add -25 and 135 to get 110.

$$\frac{110}{27}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 5 \cdot 11}{3 ^ {3}} = 4\frac{2}{27} = 4.074074074074074$$