Question

Which of the symbols makes the following statement true? 16 - 2 * 4 - 1 __ 3 + 4 * 5 - 7 (1 point) Responses = = > > ≈ ≈ <

Answer 1

so is it right

Answer 2

To determine which symbol makes the statement true, we first need to calculate the left and right sides of the expression step-by-step.

**Left side:**
16 - 2 * 4 - 1
= 16 - 8 - 1
= 8 - 1
= 7

**Right side:**
3 + 4 * 5 - 7
= 3 + 20 - 7
= 23 - 7
= 16

Now, we have:
Left side = 7
Right side = 16

So, we are comparing:
7 __ 16

Now, we can evaluate the symbols:

- 7 = 16 (False)
- 7 > 16 (False)
- 7 < 16 (True)
- 7 ≥ 16 (False)
- 7 ≤ 16 (True)
- 7 ≈ 16 (False, they are not approximately equal)

The correct symbol to make the statement true is:
**<**

Answer 3

Yes, that's correct! The proper symbol to complete the statement \( 16 - 2 * 4 - 1 \, __ \, 3 + 4 * 5 - 7 \) is \( < \).

So, the complete statement is:

\[ 16 - 2 * 4 - 1 < 3 + 4 * 5 - 7 \]

This means:

\[ 7 < 16 \]

is true, making the "<" symbol the correct choice.