QuestionCalculate the expression: $\frac{18}{5-2}-5$ .

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The problem is to simplify the expression $\frac{18}{5-}-5$ . The order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS) is followed. This means Parentheses/Brackets first, then Exponents/Orders (i.e., powers and square roots, etc.), then Multiplication and Division (from left to right), and finally Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

STEP 2

First, we need to perform the operation inside the parentheses (5-2).
$\frac{18}{5-2}-5$

STEP 3

Subtract2 from5.
$\frac{18}{3}-5$

STEP 4

Next, we perform the division operation (18 ÷3).
$6-$

STEP 5

Finally, subtract5 from.
$-5 =1$ So, the simplified form of the given expression is1.

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