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  • 03-10-2019
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Simplify 1+5/10−2 and express the result as a reduced fraction or integer.

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  • 03-10-2019

Answer:

  • as written: -1/2
  • with parentheses: 3/4

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression you have written is evaluated as ...

  1 + (5/10) -2 = 1 + 0.5 - 2 = 1.5 -2 = -0.5 = -1/2

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If you add parentheses around everything left and right of the division symbol, it evaluates to ...

  (1 +5)/(10 -2) = 6/8 = 3/4

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