15-12.5

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on Jan 12, 2025 at 12:12 am



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(15 - 12.5\)

MathBot Answer:

\[15 - 12.5 = \frac{5}{2} = 2.5\]


\[\begin{aligned}15 - 12.5& = 15 - \left(12 + \frac{5}{10}\right)\\& = 15 - \left(12 + \frac{1}{2}\right)\\& = 15 - \frac{25}{2}\\& = \frac{5}{2}\end{aligned}\]