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Find the value of 150 - 0.75 - 150 x 0.75. a) 87 b) 67.8 c) 67.5 d) 87.5

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Final answer:

We apply the order of operations to find the solution, which is 36.75. Unfortunately, this does not match with the provided answer options showing an error in the question.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the problem, we need to follow the order of operations, also known as BIDMAS or PEMDAS - brackets/parentheses, indices/exponents, division and multiplication (from left to right), addition and subtraction (from left to right).

The calculation is 150 - 0.75 - 150 * 0.75. According to the rules of mathematical operations, we have to do the multiplication part first, which is 150 * 0.75 = 112.5 . Then, subtract 0.75 from 150 which is 150 - 0.75 = 149.25. Lastly, we subtract 112.5 from 149.25 which gives us the answer 149.25 - 112.5 = 36.75.

However, none of the provided answer options match 36.75, so there seems to be an error in the given options.

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