Solve 3(5)/6*7+8

$$\frac { 3 ( 5 ) } { 6 } \times 7 + 8$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{51}{2}=25.5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 3 and 5 to get 15.

$$\frac{15}{6}\times 7+8$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{5}{2}\times 7+8$$

Express \frac{5}{2}\times 7 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{5\times 7}{2}+8$$

Multiply 5 and 7 to get 35.

$$\frac{35}{2}+8$$

Convert 8 to fraction \frac{16}{2}.

$$\frac{35}{2}+\frac{16}{2}$$

Since \frac{35}{2} and \frac{16}{2} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{35+16}{2}$$

Add 35 and 16 to get 51.

$$\frac{51}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 17}{2} = 25\frac{1}{2} = 25.5$$