Find the difference between the products of 2.5 and 7.5 and the sum of 2.75 and 9.55

Fernacolo asked Dec 7, 2022

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Fernacolo asked Dec 7, 2022

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Answer:

Explanation:

The product of
2.5 and
7.5 is
(2.5)(7.5)=(5/2)(15/2)=75/4=18.75 .

The sum of
2.75 and
9.55 is
2.75+9.55=(2+9)+(0.75+0.55)=11+1.3=12.3 .

The difference between these is
18.75-12.3=(18-12)+(0.75-0.3)=6+0.45=6.45 .

So, the answer is
$\boxed{6.45}$ and we're done!

DeFrenZ answered Dec 11, 2022

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