Question

Evaluate p/2– 5 when p = 14

Answer 1

2

Explanation:

p/2-5

You can use PEMDAS to help:

Parenthesis
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction

So, first we have to substitute 14 for p to get:

14/2-5

Next, comes division before subtraction, so we can rewrite the equation as this:

(14/2)-5

7-5

=2