-33.5 - -231.22

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on Jan 23, 2025 at 3:22 pm



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Evaluate the expression: \(-33.5 - -231.22\)

MathBot Answer:

\[-33.5 - -231.22 = \frac{4943}{25} = 197.72\]

\[\begin{aligned}-33.5 - -231.22& = - \left(33 + \frac{5}{10}\right) - - \left(231 + \frac{22}{100}\right)\\& = - \left(33 + \frac{1}{2}\right) - - \left(231 + \frac{22}{100}\right)\\& = - \frac{67}{2} - - \left(231 + \frac{22}{100}\right)\\& = - \frac{67}{2} - - \left(231 + \frac{11}{50}\right)\\& = - \frac{67}{2} - - \frac{11561}{50}\\& = - \frac{67}{2} + \frac{11561}{50}\\& = \frac{4943}{25}\end{aligned}\]

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