1. **State the problem:** Evaluate the expression $14 + 16 - 10 \div 5 - 1$. 2. **Recall the order of operations:** Use PEMDAS/BODMAS rules: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right). 3. **Perform division first:** Calculate $10 \div 5 = 2$. 4. **Rewrite the expression:** Now it becomes $14 + 16 - 2 - 1$. 5. **Perform addition and subtraction from left to right:** - $14 + 16 = 30$ - $30 - 2 = 28$ - $28 - 1 = 27$ 6. **Final answer:** The value of the expression is $27$.