Simplify 0.5 * 0.5 + 0.25?
A0.25
B0.5
C0.75
D1
Explanation
- Multiplication comes before addition, so start with 0.5 × 0.5 = 0.25.
- Now add the second term: 0.25 + 0.25 = 0.5.
- BODMAS places multiplication ahead of addition, which fixes the order of the two steps.
- Adding first would give 0.5 × 0.75 = 0.375, a value that does not appear among the options.
- In fraction form the working is (1/2 × 1/2) + 1/4 = 1/4 + 1/4 = 1/2, which confirms the answer.
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