Arithmetic Evaluations
1. Evaluate expression 13: $24 - 7 [ -5^2 - 4(3 - 9) - 49 \div (-7) ]$
- Calculate inside brackets:
- $-5^2 = -(5^2) = -25$
- $3 - 9 = -6$
- $-4 \times (-6) = +24$
- $49 \div (-7) = -7$
- So inside brackets: $-25 - 24 - (-7) = -25 - 24 + 7 = -42$
- Now: $24 - 7 \times (-42) = 24 + 294 = 318$
2. Evaluate expression 14: $-13^2 - 2 [ -5(15 - 6) \div 9 + 8(-5 - 3) ]$
- Calculate powers and parentheses:
- $-13^2 = -(169) = -169$
- $15 - 6 = 9$
- $-5 \times 9 = -45$
- $-45 \div 9 = -5$
- $-5 - 3 = -8$
- $8 \times (-8) = -64$
- Inside brackets: $-5 + (-64) = -69$
- Multiply by $-2$: $-2 \times (-69) = 138$
- Sum: $-169 + 138 = -31$
3. Evaluate expression 15: $-2 [ ( -4 + 5 ) \div 2 ]^3 + (9 - 6 \times 2 + 2)$
- Calculate inside first bracket:
- $-4 + 5 = 1$
- $1 \div 2 = 0.5$
- Cube: $(0.5)^3 = 0.125$
- Multiply by $-2$: $-2 \times 0.125 = -0.25$
- Calculate inside second parentheses:
- $6 \times 2 = 12$
- $9 - 12 + 2 = -1$
- Sum: $-0.25 + (-1) = -1.25$
4. Evaluate expression 16: $- \frac{1}{4} - ( - \frac{3}{7} )$
- Simplify: $-\frac{1}{4} + \frac{3}{7} = \frac{-7}{28} + \frac{12}{28} = \frac{5}{28}$
5. Evaluate expression 17: $\frac{2}{5} - \left( + \frac{6}{7} \right)$
- Simplify: $\frac{2}{5} - \frac{6}{7} = \frac{14}{35} - \frac{30}{35} = -\frac{16}{35}$
6. Evaluate expression 18: $- \frac{5}{7} - ( - 2 \frac{3}{8} )$
- Convert mixed number: $2 \frac{3}{8} = \frac{19}{8}$
- Simplify: $-\frac{5}{7} + \frac{19}{8} = \frac{-40}{56} + \frac{133}{56} = \frac{93}{56} = 1 \frac{37}{56}$
7. Evaluate expression 19: $2 \frac{1}{5} - ( - 4 \frac{5}{6} )$
- Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions:
- $2 \frac{1}{5} = \frac{11}{5}$
- $4 \frac{5}{6} = \frac{29}{6}$
- Simplify: $\frac{11}{5} + \frac{29}{6} = \frac{66}{30} + \frac{145}{30} = \frac{211}{30} = 7 \frac{1}{30}$
8. Evaluate expression 20: $3 + ( - \frac{5}{6} ) - 1 \frac{3}{4}$
- Convert mixed number: $1 \frac{3}{4} = \frac{7}{4}$
- Simplify stepwise:
- $3 - \frac{5}{6} = \frac{18}{6} - \frac{5}{6} = \frac{13}{6}$
- $\frac{13}{6} - \frac{7}{4} = \frac{26}{12} - \frac{21}{12} = \frac{5}{12}$
9. Evaluate expression 21: $4 - ( - 1 \frac{3}{8} ) - 5 \frac{1}{8}$
- Convert mixed numbers:
- $1 \frac{3}{8} = \frac{11}{8}$
- $5 \frac{1}{8} = \frac{41}{8}$
- Simplify:
- $4 + \frac{11}{8} = \frac{32}{8} + \frac{11}{8} = \frac{43}{8}$
- $\frac{43}{8} - \frac{41}{8} = \frac{2}{8} = \frac{1}{4}$
10. Evaluate expression 22: $8 \times \left( - \frac{3}{4} \right) = -6$
11. Evaluate expression 23: $\frac{4}{15} \div \left( - \frac{1}{3} \right) = \frac{4}{15} \times \left( -3 \right) = -\frac{12}{15} = -\frac{4}{5}$
12. Evaluate expression 24: $(-3) \div \left( - \frac{3}{5} \right) \times \frac{7}{15}$
- Simplify division: $-3 \div -\frac{3}{5} = -3 \times -\frac{5}{3} = 5$
- Multiply: $5 \times \frac{7}{15} = \frac{35}{15} = \frac{7}{3}$
13. Evaluate expression 25: $\left( - \frac{1}{4} \right) \times 80 \div \left( - \frac{4}{5} \right)$
- Calculate multiplication: $-\frac{1}{4} \times 80 = -20$
- Divide by $-\frac{4}{5}$: $-20 \div -\frac{4}{5} = -20 \times -\frac{5}{4} = 25$