Solve 7/10*5+3*5=

$$\frac { 7 } { 10 } \times 5 + 3 \times 5 =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{37}{2}=18.5$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{7}{10}\times 5 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{7\times 5}{10}+3\times 5$$

Multiply 7 and 5 to get 35.

$$\frac{35}{10}+3\times 5$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{35}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{7}{2}+3\times 5$$

Multiply 3 and 5 to get 15.

$$\frac{7}{2}+15$$

Convert 15 to fraction \frac{30}{2}.

$$\frac{7}{2}+\frac{30}{2}$$

Since \frac{7}{2} and \frac{30}{2} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{7+30}{2}$$

Add 7 and 30 to get 37.

$$\frac{37}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{37}{2} = 18\frac{1}{2} = 18.5$$