Solve the Expression: 10:(5×1/2) Using Order of Operations

Question

$10:(5\times\frac{1}{2})=$

00:00 Solve

00:03 Division is also multiplication by the reciprocal

00:07 Therefore when opening the parentheses, it will end up as divided by C

00:11 We will use this formula in our exercise

00:14 We will solve according to the order of operations from left to right

00:21 Division is also multiplication by the reciprocal

00:27 And this is the solution to the question

To solve the problem $10 \div (5 \times \frac{1}{2})$ , we'll follow these steps:

Step 1: Evaluate the expression inside the parentheses. Multiply $5$ by $\frac{1}{2}$ .
Step 2: Use the result from Step 1 for division with $10$ .

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: Calculate the multiplication inside the parentheses:
$5 \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{5}{2} = 2.5$ .

Step 2: Divide $10$ by the result from Step 1:
$10 \div 2.5 = 4$ .

Hence, the solution to the given expression is $4$ .