Question

Which operation is applied to 3 and ×+5 in the expression 3(x+5) over 0.2

Answer 1

In the expression " 3(x+5) over 0.2" the word "over" indicates that 0.2 is dividing the first term 3(x+5), you can write the calculation as follows:

`\begin{gathered} (3(x+5))/(0.2) \\ \cdot-\cdot or\cdot-\cdot \\ 3(x+5)/0.2 \end{gathered}`

The operation is a division.