Solve 0.5*48+1.5(-8.667)/1.5+0.5

$$\frac { 0.5 \times 48 + 1.5 ( - 8.667 ) } { 1.5 + 0.5 }$$

Evaluate

$$5.49975$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 0.5 and 48 to get 24.

$$\frac{24+1.5\left(-8.667\right)}{1.5+0.5}$$

Multiply 1.5 and -8.667 to get -13.0005.

$$\frac{24-13.0005}{1.5+0.5}$$

Subtract 13.0005 from 24 to get 10.9995.

$$\frac{10.9995}{1.5+0.5}$$

Add 1.5 and 0.5 to get 2.

$$\frac{10.9995}{2}$$

Expand \frac{10.9995}{2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10000.

$$\frac{109995}{20000}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{109995}{20000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{21999}{4000}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 7333}{2 ^ {5} \cdot 5 ^ {3}} = 5\frac{1999}{4000} = 5.49975$$