Solve 5+-18/45*8

$$5 + \frac { - 18 } { 45 } \times 8$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{9}{5}=1.8$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{-18}{45} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 9.

$$5-\frac{2}{5}\times 8$$

Express -\frac{2}{5}\times 8 as a single fraction.

$$5+\frac{-2\times 8}{5}$$

Multiply -2 and 8 to get -16.

$$5+\frac{-16}{5}$$

Fraction \frac{-16}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{16}{5} by extracting the negative sign.

$$5-\frac{16}{5}$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{25}{5}.

$$\frac{25}{5}-\frac{16}{5}$$

Since \frac{25}{5} and \frac{16}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{25-16}{5}$$

Subtract 16 from 25 to get 9.

$$\frac{9}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 ^ {2}}{5} = 1\frac{4}{5} = 1.8$$