QMI1500
Elementary Quantitative Methods
Department of Decision Sciences
Assignment 01 for 2021
(As per the Update Tutorial letter 001/3/2021)
FIXED DUE DATE: 25 May 2021
Question 1
Solving
7 + 3 × 24 ÷ 8 − (9 − 6 ÷ 3)2
Gives
[1] 62.
[2] −36.
[3] −29.
[4] 168.
Answer:
7 + 3 × 24 ÷ 8 − (9 − 6 ÷ 3)2
Write the number in exponential form with the base of 2.
7 + 3 × 24 ÷ 23 − (9 − 6 ÷ 3)2
Divide the number:
7 + 3 × 24 ÷ 23 − (9 − 2)2
Calculate the quotient:
7 + 3 × 2 − (9 − 2)2
Subtract the numbers:
7 + 3 × 2 − (7)2
Multiply the numbers:
, 7 + 6 − 72
Evaluate the power:
7 + 6 − 49
Calculate the sum or difference:
−36
Elementary Quantitative Methods
Department of Decision Sciences
Assignment 01 for 2021
(As per the Update Tutorial letter 001/3/2021)
FIXED DUE DATE: 25 May 2021
Question 1
Solving
7 + 3 × 24 ÷ 8 − (9 − 6 ÷ 3)2
Gives
[1] 62.
[2] −36.
[3] −29.
[4] 168.
Answer:
7 + 3 × 24 ÷ 8 − (9 − 6 ÷ 3)2
Write the number in exponential form with the base of 2.
7 + 3 × 24 ÷ 23 − (9 − 6 ÷ 3)2
Divide the number:
7 + 3 × 24 ÷ 23 − (9 − 2)2
Calculate the quotient:
7 + 3 × 2 − (9 − 2)2
Subtract the numbers:
7 + 3 × 2 − (7)2
Multiply the numbers:
, 7 + 6 − 72
Evaluate the power:
7 + 6 − 49
Calculate the sum or difference:
−36
