Canadian Forces Aptitude Test (CFAT) Practice

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What is 0.7 - 5 - 0.125 × 3 + 0.099 - 0.011 approximately calculated to be?

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8.6375

To determine the correct answer, it's important to accurately perform the arithmetic operations as per the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS: Parentheses/Brackets, Exponents/Orders, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right)).

First, let's break down the operations step-by-step:

1. **Multiply**: Start with the multiplication operation. Calculate $0.125 \times 3$, which equals $0.375$.

2. **Insert into the equation**: Now, substitute back into the equation:

0.7 - 5 - 0.375 + 0.099 - 0.011

3. **Subtraction and Addition**: Proceed from left to right.

- Start with $0.7 - 5$ which equals $-4.3$.

- Next, $-4.3 - 0.375$ results in $-4.675$.

- Add $0.099$ to $-4.675$, yielding $-4.576$.

- Finally, subtract $0.011$ from

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