Question

Question #fc4dc

Answer 1

A = `3/4`
Use order of operations:

Explanation:

= `1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2(1/2)-1/2`
= `1/2 + 1/2 + (1/2 * 1/2) - 1/2`
= `1/2 + 1/2 + 1/4 - 1/2`
= `1 + 1/4 - 1/2`
= `5/4 - 1/2`
= `3/4`

Alternatively, you could have easily simplified the equation to make it look neater and thus, easier to work through:

= `1 + (1/2)^2 - 1/2`
= `1 + 1/4 - 1/2`
= `5/4 - 1/2`
= `3/4`

Or... You could have converted it to decimals - even easier!

= `1 + (0.5)^2 - 0.5`
= `1 + 0.25 - 0.5`
= `1.25 - 0.5`
= `0.75`

All the best!