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Question1.25×4+3×2÷(12)31.25 \times 4+3 \times 2 \div\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{3}

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STEP 1

What is this asking? This is asking us to calculate the result of a mixed arithmetic expression involving multiplication, addition, division, and an exponent. Watch out! Remember the order of operations—PEMDAS/BODMAS/BIDMAS—especially when dealing with the exponent and the parentheses!

STEP 2

1. Exponent
2. Multiplication and Division from Left to Right
3. Addition

STEP 3

Let's **tackle that exponent** first!
We have (12)3\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{3}.
This means we multiply 12\frac{1}{2} by itself three times.
It's like saying "half of a half of a half".

STEP 4

So, (12)3=121212=111222=18\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{3} = \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1 \cdot 1 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 2 \cdot 2} = \frac{1}{8}.
Awesome! We simplified the exponent to 18\frac{1}{8}.

STEP 5

Next up, we have multiplication and division.
Remember, we do these from left to right!
First, we have 1.25×41.25 \times 4.
Think of it as "one and a quarter, four times."

STEP 6

So, 1.25×4=51.25 \times 4 = 5.
Great!

STEP 7

Moving on, we have 3×23 \times 2, which is 3×2=63 \times 2 = 6.
Easy peasy!

STEP 8

Now we have 6÷186 \div \frac{1}{8}.
Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal.
The reciprocal of 18\frac{1}{8} is 81\frac{8}{1} or just 88.
So we have 6÷18=68=486 \div \frac{1}{8} = 6 \cdot 8 = 48.
Fantastic!

STEP 9

Finally, we just need to add everything together.
We have 55 and 4848.
Adding them up, we get 5+48=535 + 48 = 53.

STEP 10

Our final answer is 53\bf{53}!

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