Question

Simplify

5 - 10 | 0.8- 3/5

Answer 1

5-10(0.8-3/5) = 3

Explanation:

We need to Simplify the following expression: 5-10(0.8-3/5)

First, we need to solve the parenthesis. Given that we need to substract a fraction from a decimal number, we convert the number '0.8' to a fraction as follows:

`0.8 = (8)/(10) = (4)/(5)`

Now we solve the parenthesis:

`(0.8 - (3)/(5))` ⇒
`(4)/(5) - (3)/(5) = (1)/(5)`

The new expression is:

`5-10((1)/(5))` ⇒
`5-2` ⇒ 3

Therefore, 5-10(0.8-3/5) = 3