Arithmetic equation with mixed numbers and decimals

Hi maths, let's solve this equation together step by step.

First, let's focus on the fraction inside the first set of parentheses. Thirty-two and twenty-seven fortieths can be written as a decimal. Twenty-seven divided by forty is zero point six seven five.

Now, we add this value to five hundred seventy-six point eight two five.

Great, the left side of our equation is now simplified to six hundred nine point five. Let's move to the right side.

Next, let's convert four and three fifths to a decimal. Three fifths is zero point six, so we have four point six.

Multiplying sixteen by four point six gives us seventy-three point six.