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Want is the constant out if these options 16.2 - 3(4) + 14/2

User Eyalb
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Given the expression :


16.2-3\mleft(4\mright)+(14)/(2)​

so, the result will be as following:


\begin{gathered} 16.2-3\mleft(4\mright)+(14)/(2)​ \\ \\ =16.2-12+7 \\ \\ =11.2 \end{gathered}

the term 16.2 is a constant

User AntG
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Hey there!

Whenever, you hear or see the word “constant” think of the definition ‘a specific number or value that never changes in a particular equation’


16.2 - 3(4) + 14/2

= 16.2 - 12 + 14/2

= 16.2 - 12 + 7

= 4.2 + 7

= 11.2


Now, that we have that information out the way, we can answer your equation


Your CONSTANTS aren’t:

• -3(4) because we had to simplify it and convert it to: -12

• 14/2 because we had to simplify that as well and it converted it to: 7


(That’s how we figured out to make the equation much easier to breakdown)


(By the way, you can use PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, & Subtraction) to solve for the overall problem, like how I did for you :))


This leaves the constant to: 16.2 because we didn’t have to anything to it.


Therefore, your answer should be:

16.2


Good luck on your assignment & enjoy your day!


~Amphitrite1040:)

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