Question

Be sure to use the order of precedence when evaluating this problem. If sales = 200, rate = .20, and expenses = 500, is the following expression True or False Sales >= 250 and expenses <>500 or Not(rate = .10)) Group of answer choices True False

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

The order of precedence in this expression is first to evaluate "Not(rate = .10)" because it contains parentheses and the "Not" operator, then to evaluate the "and" operator, and finally to evaluate the "or" operator.

"Not(rate = .10)" evaluates to True because the value of "rate" is .20, which is not equal to .10.

Next, we can evaluate "Sales >= 250 and expenses <> 500". Since "expenses" equals 500, the expression "expenses <> 500" is False. Therefore, the entire expression "Sales >= 250 and expenses <> 500" is False.

Finally, we can evaluate the "or" operator between the True value from "Not(rate = .10)" and the False value from "Sales >= 250 and expenses <> 500". The result is True, because at least one of the conditions is True.

Therefore, the statement "Sales >= 250 and expenses <> 500 or Not(rate = .10)" is True.