Evaluate -3+y/5 when y = –2.5

If you would like to evaluate - 3 + y / 5 when y = - 2.5, you can calculate this using the following steps:

- 3 + y / 5 = - 3 + (- 2.5) / 5 = - 3 - 0.5 = - 3.5 = - 7/2

The correct result would be - 3.5.


If you would like to evaluate (- 3 + y) / 5 when y = - 2.5, you can calculate this using the following steps:

(- 3 + y ) / 5 = (- 3 + (- 2.5)) / 5 = - 5.5 / 5 = - 1.1

The correct result would be - 1.1

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