Question

Simplify the expression.

13 - 2 (1 - 15) / 4

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To simplify the expression, we need to follow the order of operations, which is parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division (from left to right), and addition and subtraction (from left to right).

First, we simplify the expression inside the parentheses:
1 - 15 = -14

Next, we multiply -2 by the result of the previous step:
-2 * (-14) = 28

Then, we divide the result by 4:
28 / 4 = 7

Finally, we subtract 7 from 13:
13 - 7 = 6

Therefore, the simplified expression is 6.

Answer 2

that is so wrong

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Apologies for the mistake. Let's correct it.

We'll simplify the expression using the order of operations.

First, we solve what's inside the parentheses:
1 - 15 = -14.

Next, we multiply -2 by -14:
-2 * (-14) = 28.

Finally, we divide 28 by 4:
28 / 4 = 7.

Now, we subtract 7 from 13:
13 - 7 = 6.

Therefore, the simplified expression is 6.

Answer 4

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To simplify the expression 13 - 2 (1 - 15) / 4, we follow the order of operations, also known as PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division from left to right, and Addition and Subtraction from left to right).

Start by simplifying the expression inside the parentheses:
1 - 15 = -14

Now, we substitute the simplified expression back into the original expression:
13 - 2 (-14) / 4

Next, we perform the multiplication:
-2 (-14) = 28

Now, we substitute the result back into the expression:
13 - 28 / 4

Now, let's move on to the division:
28 / 4 = 7

Finally, we substitute the result back into the expression:
13 - 7

Performing the subtraction:
13 - 7 = 6

Therefore, the simplified expression is 6.