Solve 2700div500-5.5*18=

$$2700 \div 500-5.5 \times 18=$$

Evaluate

$$-93.6$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{2700}{500} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 100.

$$\frac{27}{5}-5.5\times 18$$

Multiply 5.5 and 18 to get 99.

$$\frac{27}{5}-99$$

Convert 99 to fraction \frac{495}{5}.

$$\frac{27}{5}-\frac{495}{5}$$

Since \frac{27}{5} and \frac{495}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{27-495}{5}$$

Subtract 495 from 27 to get -468.

$$-\frac{468}{5}$$

Factor

$$-93.6$$