Solve 18-(18div4)+5

$$18-(18 \div 4)+5$$

Evaluate

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

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{18}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$18-\frac{9}{2}+5$$

Convert 18 to fraction \frac{36}{2}.

$$\frac{36}{2}-\frac{9}{2}+5$$

Since \frac{36}{2} and \frac{9}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{36-9}{2}+5$$

Subtract 9 from 36 to get 27.

$$\frac{27}{2}+5$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{10}{2}.

$$\frac{27}{2}+\frac{10}{2}$$

Since \frac{27}{2} and \frac{10}{2} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{27+10}{2}$$

Add 27 and 10 to get 37.

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

Factor

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