Solve 5+1/55-5^2

$$\frac { 5 + 1 } { 55 } - 5 ^ { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1369}{55}\approx -24.890909091$$

Solution Steps

Add 5 and 1 to get 6.

$$\frac{6}{55}-5^{2}$$

Calculate 5 to the power of 2 and get 25.

$$\frac{6}{55}-25$$

Convert 25 to fraction \frac{1375}{55}.

$$\frac{6}{55}-\frac{1375}{55}$$

Since \frac{6}{55} and \frac{1375}{55} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{6-1375}{55}$$

Subtract 1375 from 6 to get -1369.

$$-\frac{1369}{55}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1369}{55} = -24\frac{49}{55} = -24.89090909090909$$