STEP BY STEP SOLUTIONS
PROBLEM # 1
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the addition operation inside the parenthesis first to get:
Finally perform the multiplication operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 2
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the addition operation in the first parenthesis to get:
Next perform the subtraction operation in the second parenthesis to get:
Finally perform the multiplication operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 3
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the addition operation in the first parenthesis to get:
Next perform the exponent operations in the second parenthesis to get:
Next perform the addition operation in the second parenthesis to get:
Finally perform the multiplication operation solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 4
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Working left to right perform the multiplication operation on the left first to
get:
Next, working left to right, perform the multiplication operation on the right
to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 5
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Hint:
Working from left to right, notice that the division operation appears before
the multiplication operation in this mathematical expression. Therefore, as
per the PEMDAS rules the division operation is performed before the
multiplication operation.
Working from left to right, perform the division operation first to get:
Next, working from left to right, perform the multiplication operation to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
= 13
PROBLEM # 6
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Working left to right, perform the multiplication operations inside the
parenthesis on the left first to get:
Next, working from left to right, perform the multiplication operation inside
the parenthesis on the right side of the expression to get:
Next, working from left to right, perform the subtraction operation inside the
parenthesis on the left, as well as the subtraction operation inside the right
parenthesis to get:
Next perform the two multiplication operations by multiplying what is
outside each parenthesis by what is inside the parenthesis to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
= 152
PROBLEM # 7
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the subtraction operation inside the inner parenthesis first to get:
Next, distribute (multiply) the negative sign that is outside the parenthesis by
the number that is inside the parenthesis to get:
Hint:
When there is only a sign outside the parenthesis and not a number then that
number is always a .
Therefore is multiplied by the number to get:
Next, perform the subtraction operation inside the brackets to get:
Next, multiply the negative sign outside the bracket by the number inside the
bracket to get (refer to the “Hint” above):
Finally perform the subtraction operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 8
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the exponential operations first to get:
Next, working from left to right, perform the multiplication operations to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 9
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the subtraction operation inside the left parenthesis to get:
Next perform the addition operation inside the right parenthesis to get:
Finally perform the division operation to solve the problem:
=5
PROBLEM # 10
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER: 48
Here is how you solve the problem:
Working from left to right perform the exponential operations first to get:
Next perform the division operation that appears in the middle of the
mathematical expression, as per the PEMDAS rules, to get:
Next work from left to right and perform the addition operation first since it
appears before the subtraction operation as per the PEMDAS rules to get:
Finally perform the subtraction operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 11
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the operations inside the parenthesis from left to right doing the
addition operation that appears inside the first parenthesis to get:
Next perform the subtraction operation that appears inside the second
parenthesis to get:
Finally perform the multiplication operation to solve the problem:
= 16
PROBLEM # 12
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the addition operation inside the parenthesis first to get:
Finally perform the exponential operation by multiplying (8) by (8) to solve
the problem:
PROBLEM # 13
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the multiplication operation first to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
= 11
PROBLEM # 14
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the exponential operations first from left to right to get:
Next perform the multiplication operation that appears in the middle of the
problem to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
= 64
PROBLEM # 15
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the division operation first to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 16
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Working from left to right, perform the addition operation inside the first
parenthesis to get:
Next perform the exponential operation inside the parenthesis to get:
Next perform the multiplication operation inside the parenthesis to get:
Next perform the addition operation to get:
Finally perform the multiplication operation to solve the problem:
= 95
PROBLEM # 17
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER: 58
Here is how you solve the problem:
Working from left to right perform the exponential operations first to get:
Next perform the division operation that appears in the middle of the
mathematical expression to get:
Next perform the addition operation to get:
Finally perform the subtraction operation to solve the problem:
= 58
PROBLEM # 18
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER: 1064
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the multiplication operations inside each parenthesis first to get:
Next perform the exponential operations to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
= 1064
PROBLEM # 19
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the addition operation inside the parenthesis first to get:
Finally perform the multiplication operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 20
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the exponential operations first to get:
Next perform the multiplication operation that appears in the middle of the
mathematical expression to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 21
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the addition operation inside the parenthesis first to get:
Finally perform the exponential operation by multiplying (9) by (9) to solve
the problem:
PROBLEM # 22
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the exponential operations to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
= 41
PROBLEM # 23
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Hint:
Check out the difference between this problem and problem # 24 below. The
numbers and addition operations are the same. However, the number (2) in
this problem is outside the second parenthesis surrounding the (5+3) on the
left side of the mathematical operation. This requires that the
expression is evaluated differently from problem #24 and the answer is
different also. This is a very important observation to keep in mind.
Perform the addition operation inside the parenthesis first to get:
Next perform the multiplication operation by multiplying the (2) by the (8) to
get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
= 24
PROBLEM # 24
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Hint:
Check out the difference between this problem and problem # 23 above. The
numbers and addition operations are the same. However, there is a
parenthesis surrounding the (8+2) on the left side of the mathematical
operation. This requires that the expression is evaluated differently
from problem #23 and the answer is different also. This is a very
important observation to keep in mind.
Perform the addition operation inside each parenthesis to get:
Finally multiply the 10 by the 8 to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 25
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the multiplication operation that appears in the middle of the
mathematical expression first to get:
Next perform the addition operation to get:
Finally perform the subtraction operation to solve the problem:
= 16
PROBLEM # 26
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the division operation that appears in the middle of the mathematical
expression first to get:
Next perform the subtraction operation to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
= 39
PROBLEM # 27
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Hint:
This problem requires that you work what is inside the inner parenthesis first
before the brackets.
Perform the multiplication operation inside the inner parenthesis first to get:
Next continue working inside the inner parenthesis by performing the
subtraction operation to get:
Next it is time to work inside the brackets.
Perform the multiplication operation by multiplying the (2) by the (5) inside
the bracket to get:
Next perform the addition operation inside the bracket to get:
Finally perform the multiplication operation to solve the problem:
= 78
PROBLEM # 28
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the subtraction operation inside the first parenthesis first to get:
Next perform the addition operation inside the second parenthesis to get:
Finally perform the multiplication operation to solve the problem:
= 33
PROBLEM # 29
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER: 27
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the subtraction operation inside the parenthesis first to get:
Next perform the multiplication operation that appears in the middle of the
mathematical expression to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 30
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the exponential operations first to get:
Next work out the multiplication operations to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 31
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the multiplication operation within the inner parenthesis first to get:
Next perform the addition operation within the inner parenthesis to get:
Next perform the multiplication operation within the brackets by multiplying
(4) by (11) to get:
Next perform the addition operation within the brackets to get:
Finally perform the multiplication operation to solve the problem:
= 138
PROBLEM # 32
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the addition operation within the parenthesis first to get:
Next perform the exponential operation to get:
Finally perform the division operation to solve the problem:
=2
PROBLEM # 33
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Hints:
1. Problems involving fractions are solved using the PEMDAS rules
also. However, operations in both the numerator and
denominators are completed before the division operation takes
place.
2. Remember that there is a (-1) outside the - (10) in the numerator
as well as another (-1) outside the (-2) in the denominator.
3. Remember that when multiplying two negative signs the answer is
positive.
Work from left to right and perform the multiplication operation in the
numerator as well as the denominator to get:
Next perform the addition operations to get:
Finally perform the division operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 34
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Working from left to right, perform the multiplication operation inside the
parenthesis first to get:
Next perform the subtraction operation inside the parenthesis to get:
Next perform the multiplication in the middle of the mathematical expression
operation to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 35
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Work from left to right and perform the two subtraction operations inside the
parenthesis to get:
Next perform the exponent operation within each parenthesis. It is important
to remember or practice how to multiply signs in order to multiply what is
inside the parenthesis correctly.
Hint:
1. Multiplying two negative signs results in a positive answer.
2. Multiplying three negative signs results in a negative answer.
The above results in:
Next you will need to multiply the numbers outside each parenthesis to get:
It is important for the next step to review how to add negative numbers.
Hint:
When both numbers are negative numbers they are added and the answer is a
negative number.
Finally perform an addition operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 36
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Hint:
1. Problems involving fractions are solved using the PEMDAS rules
also. However, operations in both the numerator and
denominators are completed before the division operation takes
place.
2. When both numbers are negative numbers they are added and the
answer is a negative number.
3. Multiplying or dividing two negative numbers results in a positive
answer.
Work from left to right and perform the addition and subtraction operations
in the numerator first to get:
Next, work from left to right and perform the multiplication operations in the
numerator and denominator to get:
Next perform the addition operations on the numerator and the denominator
to get:
Finally perform the division operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 37
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the exponential operations inside the parenthesis first to get:
Next perform the addition operation inside the parenthesis to get:
Next perform the multiplication operation by multiplying (3) by (13) to get:
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 38
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Working from left to right, perform the subtraction operation inside the
parenthesis first to get:
Next, perform the multiplication operation by multiplying (-3) by (-6) to get:
Hint:
When multiplying two negative numbers, the answer is a positive number.
Finally perform the addition operation to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 39
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the exponential operation first to get:
Finally perform the subtraction operation to solve the problem:
= 33
PROBLEM # 40
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Working from left to right perform the multiplication operation in the
numerator to get:
Next perform the addition operations in the numerator and the denominator to
get:
Hint:
When adding two negative numbers the sign of the answer is negative.
Finally perform the division operation to solve the problem:
Hint:
Dividing two negative numbers results in a positive answer.
PROBLEM # 41
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Working from left to right perform the multiplication operation in the
denominator to get:
Hint:
It is important to know that division by a zero always results in an undefined
answer. Therefore, it is not necessary to complete the steps for this problem
as the answer will always be undefined.
PROBLEM # 42
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Hint:
Multiplying two negative numbers results in a positive answer and
multiplying a negative number by a positive number results in
a negative answer.
Working from left to right perform the multiplication operation in the
numerator and denominator to get:
Next perform the addition operation in the numerator to get:
Finally perform the division operation to solve the problem:
Hint:
Dividing a positive number by a negative number results in a negative
answer.
PROBLEM # 43
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Working from left to right perform the addition and subtraction operations
that are inside the parenthesis in the numerator to get:
Next working from left to right perform the multiplication operations in both
the numerator and the denominator to get:
Next working from left to right perform the addition operations in both the
numerator and the denominator to get:
Next simplify the numerator by dividing (-32) by (2) and simplify the
denominator by dividing (-22) by (2) to get:
Finally divide the negative signs to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 44
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the subtraction operation inside the parenthesis in the numerator first
to get:
Next perform the exponential operations in the numerator and the
denominator to get:
Next perform the subtraction operation in the denominator to get:
Finally simplify the numerator by dividing (16) by (16) and simplify the
denominator by dividing (48) by (16) to solve the problem:
PROBLEM # 45
SOLVE:
CORRECT ANSWER:
Here is how you solve the problem:
Perform the addition operation inside the parenthesis in the numerator to get:
Next perform the exponential operations in both the numerator and the
denominator to get:
Hint:
The negative sign that appears outside of the number 5 in the denominator is
not part of the number.
Therefore when performing the exponential operation a positive 5 is
multiplied by itself while leaving the negative sign as is.
Next perform the subtraction operation in the denominator to get:
Finally simplify the numerator by dividing (64) by (2) and simplify the
denominator by dividing (-34) by (2) to solve the problem:
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