Answer: Option A
Step-by-step explanation:
Remember that
[tex]+ * - = -\\- * + = -\\+ * + = +\\- * - = +\\[/tex]
We have the expression
[tex]\frac{1}{2}x + (-7)-2*\frac{1}{4}-(-2)[/tex]
Solve first the multiplication of signs
[tex]\frac{1}{2}x + (-7)-2\frac{1}{4}x-(-2)\\\\\frac{1}{2}x -7-2\frac{1}{4}x+2\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Note:\ 2\frac{1}{4}=2+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{9}{4}\\\\\frac{1}{2}x -\frac{9}{4}x-7+2\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Note:\ \frac{1}{2}-\frac{9}{4}=-\frac{7}{4}=-1\frac{3}{4}\\\\-1\frac{3}{4}x -5[/tex]
