Evaluate 48÷(4^2)+3/5

$48 \div 4^{2} + \frac{3}{5}$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

$\frac{48}{4^{2}} + \frac{3}{5}$

Raise $4$ to the power of $2$ .

$\frac{48}{16} + \frac{3}{5}$

Divide $48$ by $16$ .

$3 + \frac{3}{5}$

Step 2

To write $3$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{5}{5}$ .

$3 \cdot \frac{5}{5} + \frac{3}{5}$

Step 3

Combine $3$ and $\frac{5}{5}$ .

$\frac{3 \cdot 5}{5} + \frac{3}{5}$

Step 4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{3 \cdot 5 + 3}{5}$

Step 5

Simplify the numerator.

Multiply $3$ by $5$ .

$\frac{15 + 3}{5}$

Add $15$ and $3$ .

$\frac{18}{5}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{18}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$3.6$

Mixed Number Form:

$3 \frac{3}{5}$