Simplify just means put together everything into one big thing. In this case that is just adding. To add a fraction and a decimal we have to convert the fraction into a decimal as well. The decimal form of 1/4 is 0.25, and as such, 3/4 is .75. This means we have -0.75+1.5. Adding a positive to a negative is the same thing as simply subtracting the first number from the second, or 1.5-0.75. This is .75. The answer is C.
Answer: 120
%
=
1.2
If Maxine is correct, then she spent
1.2
times the hours she did homework than last week.
15
⋅
1.2
=
18.0
=
18
15 hours
⋅
1.2
=
18.0 hours
=
18 hours
This means that Maxine is correct.
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