Answer
$(0.5)^{2}(-8)-(0.31)=-2.31$
Work Step by Step
$(0.5)^{2}(-8)-(0.31)$
First, evaluate the power:
$(0.5)^{2}(-8)-(0.31)=(0.25)(-8)-(0.31)=...$
Evaluate the product:
$...=-2-(0.31)=...$
Evaluate the remaining operation:
$...=-2.31$
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 9 - Basic Algebra - 9.4 Order of Operations - 9.4 Exercises - Page 654: 51
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