Evaluate the expression 1/2⋅4− 81.(1 point)
To evaluate the expression, we will follow the order of operations (PEMDAS).
1/2⋅4− 81
First, we perform the multiplication and division from left to right:
1/2⋅4 = 0.5⋅4 = 2
Then, we subtract:
2 - 81 = -79
Therefore, the value of the expression is -79.
wrong
I apologize for the mistake. Let's correct the evaluation:
To evaluate the expression, we will follow the order of operations (PEMDAS).
1/2⋅4− 81
First, we perform the division:
1/2 = 0.5
Then, we perform the multiplication:
0.5⋅4 = 2
Finally, we subtract:
2 - 81 = -79
Therefore, the value of the expression is -79.
still wrong dum
I apologize for the confusion. Let's re-evaluate the expression.
To evaluate the expression, we will follow the order of operations (PEMDAS).
1/2⋅4− 81
First, we perform the multiplication:
1/2⋅4 = 2/2 = 1
Then, we subtract:
1 - 81 = -80
Therefore, the value of the expression is -80.
still worng
Apologies for the confusion. Let's re-evaluate the expression.
To evaluate the expression 1/2⋅4− 81, we need to apply the order of operations. The order of operations is to evaluate brackets first, then exponents, then multiplication and division (from left to right), and finally addition and subtraction (from left to right).
There are no brackets or exponents in the expression, so we'll start with multiplication and division from left to right.
First, we'll perform 1/2:
1/2 = 0.5
Then, we'll multiply 0.5 by 4:
0.5 * 4 = 2
Finally, we'll subtract 81 from the result:
2 - 81 = -79
Therefore, the correct evaluation of the expression is -79.