Solve the Operation Sequence: -7:-49:+14:(-3+2) Step by Step

Question

7:49:+14:(3+2)= -7:-49:+14:(-3+2)=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 Let's solve according to correct order of operations
00:06 Always calculate parentheses first
00:17 Convert division to fractions
00:30 Negative divided by negative always equals positive
00:36 Break down 49 into factors 7 and 7, and reduce what's possible
00:51 Convert division to multiplication by reciprocal
00:55 Switch between numerator and denominator
01:00 Make sure to multiply numerator by numerator and denominator by denominator
01:11 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

First, let's solve what's inside the parentheses:

3+2=1 -3+2=-1

Now the exercise looks like this:

7:49:+14:1= -7:-49:+14:-1=

Let's treat the exercise as division between two simple fractions:

(7:49):(+14:1)= (-7:-49):(+14:-1)=

749:+141= \frac{-7}{-49}:\frac{+14}{-1}=

Let's look at the simple fraction on the left side.

Since we are dividing a negative number by a negative number, the result will be positive.

Let's break down 49 into a multiplication exercise:

77×7= \frac{7}{7\times7}=

Let's reduce the 7 in the numerator and denominator and we get:

17 \frac{1}{7}

Now the exercise we got is:

17:+141= \frac{1}{7}:\frac{+14}{-1}=

Let's convert the division to multiplication, don't forget to switch between numerator and denominator:

17×1+14= \frac{1}{7}\times\frac{-1}{+14}=

Let's reduce to one exercise:

1×17×14=1+98 \frac{1\times-1}{7\times14}=\frac{-1}{+98}

Since we are dividing a negative number by a positive number, the result will be negative:

:+= -:+=-

Therefore we get:

198 -\frac{1}{98}

Answer

198 -\frac{1}{98}