Evaluate $\frac{-45\div (-15\times 4 - (-38))}{-50\times 50\div 5\times (-5)}$

      

Evaluate $\frac{-45\div (-15\times 4 - (-38))}{-50\times 50\div 5\times (-5)}$

  

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Using BODMAS work out, the numerator becomes

2.0455 and the denominator 2 500.

Finally we divide both to get

$\frac{2.0455}{2 500}$

= 0.0008

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johnmulu answered the question on March 9, 2017 at 05:59

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