Use the Rule for Order of Operations to Simplify the Expression

question 191

Short Answer

Use the rule for order of operations to simplify the expression as much as possible.

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Definitions:

Bureau of Labor Statistics

A federal agency that provides a range of statistics including employment, wages, and productivity data, used for economic decision-making and analysis.

Fixed Basket

A set of goods and services whose quantities are fixed, used for calculating measures like the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to assess changes in the cost of living over time.

COLA

Cost of Living Adjustment, an increase in income to match rising prices in an attempt to maintain a person's standard of living.

CPI

The Consumer Price Index is an indicator that calculates the average weighted prices of a range of consumer goods and services, serving as a gauge for inflation.