Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Decimals - 4.5 Dividing Decimal Numbers - 4.5 Exercises - Page 306: 48

Answer

The student followed incorrect order of operations. First, the student subtracted instead of evaluating the values in parenthesis first. Then, the student add 57.41 and 5.47 instead of multiplying.

Work Step by Step

Recall, according to PEDMAS, parenthesis are always the first order of operations. The correct method is as follows: $$=60.41-3(.4+5.07) \\ =60.41+(3)(5.47) \\ =60.41+16.41\\ = 76.82$$
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