first time poster here, so please be kind. :)
I am working on an issue that I can't see past. I've got a worksheet with a multiple choice set of answers, but i KNOW they are all wrong! But maybe I am missing something?
It's a simple fraction to attempt to simplify the expression.
3/4 + 1/8 x 1/5
By my calculations, I am figuring the answer to be 31/40, first by finding 1/8 x 1/5 = 1/40, then adding 3/4 (30/40), which gives me 31/40!
However, none of the multiple choices have that as an answer?
15/32, 30/7, 3/160, 6/5
Your analysis is correct. By the order of ops, + occurs last. × and / are parsed from left to right.
$$1/5×1/8 = (1/5)/8 = 1/40.$$