Question

Use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression to:

3 over 4 minus 1 half left parenthesis 4 x minus 1 half right parenthesis

Answer 1

11/4

Explanation:

The question in math symbols 3/4 - 1/2(4*-1)

By Pemdas (order of operations) we start with the parenthesis
3/4 - 1/2(4*-1) = 3/4 - 1/2(-4)
Because there are parenthesis next to a number, this is a multiplication

3/4 - 1/2(-4) = 3/4 - (-2)
The double negative can be converted into a positive
3/4 - (-2) = 3/4 + 2

Then we can convert the 2 into a fraction of fourths

3/4 + 2 = 3/4 + 8/4

Now we just add the numerators and keep the denominator

3/4 + 8/4 = 11/4