(1/2)^3 = 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/8
8 * (3/4) = (8 * 3)/4 = 24/4 = 6
Then, from order of operations, you can do the subtraction first or the addition first. The subtraction would be easier to do first, because we would have 6 - 6 = 0.
Then, we’re left with 1/8 + 0 which is just 1/8.
The answer is 1/8.
