Solve (51/5+26)div2

$$(5 \frac{ 1 }{ 5 } +26) \div 2$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{78}{5}=15.6$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 5 and 5 to get 25.

$$\frac{\frac{25+1}{5}+26}{2}$$

Add 25 and 1 to get 26.

$$\frac{\frac{26}{5}+26}{2}$$

Convert 26 to fraction \frac{130}{5}.

$$\frac{\frac{26}{5}+\frac{130}{5}}{2}$$

Since \frac{26}{5} and \frac{130}{5} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{26+130}{5}}{2}$$

Add 26 and 130 to get 156.

$$\frac{\frac{156}{5}}{2}$$

Express \frac{\frac{156}{5}}{2} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{156}{5\times 2}$$

Multiply 5 and 2 to get 10.

$$\frac{156}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{156}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{78}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 3 \cdot 13}{5} = 15\frac{3}{5} = 15.6$$