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How do you solve #\frac { 5} { 8} + \frac { 3} { 2} ( 4- \frac { 1} { 4} ) - \frac { 1} { 8}#?

Answer 1

Skylar Adams

#21/4#

#5/8+3/2((4*4-1)/4)-1/8#

#5/8+3/2((16-1)/4)-1/8#

#5/8+3/2(15/4) -1/8#

#5/8+45/8-1/8#

#(5+45-8)/8#

#(50-8)/8#

#42/8#

#21/4" " #(divide the numerator and the denominator by #2#)

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Answer 2

Riley Anderson

To solve ( \frac{5}{8} + \frac{3}{2}(4 - \frac{1}{4}) - \frac{1}{8} ), follow the order of operations, which is PEMDAS (parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division, from left to right, and addition and subtraction, from left to right). First, simplify the expression within the parentheses, then perform the multiplication and division, and finally, add and subtract according to the order of operations.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.