$15 + $32.50 + 8% = $51.30
15 + 32.50 = 47.50
8% × 47.50 = 3.80
47.50 + 3.80 = 51.30
1/2 is the greater fraction
if / means absolute value, then the answer is -3. The absolute value of 3 is 3, then you take the negative value of it, which is -3.
Btw, the absolute sign is ||, not //.
Answer: 25%
100/56 = 1.785714285714286
1.785714285714286 x 14 = 25