Solve 5-5%5+5

$$5 - 5 \% 5 + 5$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{39}{4}=9.75$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$5-\frac{1}{20}\times 5+5$$

Multiply \frac{1}{20} and 5 to get \frac{5}{20}.

$$5-\frac{5}{20}+5$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$5-\frac{1}{4}+5$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{20}{4}.

$$\frac{20}{4}-\frac{1}{4}+5$$

Since \frac{20}{4} and \frac{1}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{20-1}{4}+5$$

Subtract 1 from 20 to get 19.

$$\frac{19}{4}+5$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{20}{4}.

$$\frac{19}{4}+\frac{20}{4}$$

Since \frac{19}{4} and \frac{20}{4} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{19+20}{4}$$

Add 19 and 20 to get 39.

$$\frac{39}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 13}{2 ^ {2}} = 9\frac{3}{4} = 9.75$$