Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 2 - Real Numbers - 2.3 - Real Numbers and Algebraic Expressions - Problem Set 2.3 - Page 68: 43

Answer

-0.42

Work Step by Step

In order to follow order of operations, we perform addition and subtraction starting on the left and going right: $0.34-0.21-0.74+0.19$ =$(0.34-0.21)-0.74+0.19$ =$(0.13)-0.74+0.19$ =$(0.13-0.74)+0.19$ =$(-0.61)+0.19$ =$-0.42$
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