Question

Simplify the following expression: 3(5 – 12) + 4 ÷ 2 (1 point) Responses –19 –19 19 19 –23 –23 –8.5

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

3(5 – 12) + 4 ÷ 2 simplifies to 3(-7) + 4 ÷ 2

Which further simplifies to -21 + 4 ÷ 2

Now we simplify the division first: -21 + 2

Finally, this simplifies to -19.

So the answer is -19.