SOLUTION: Where should parentheses be placed so that when you evaluate the expression 6*3-5/2*6+5, the answer is -9.5?

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Question 32235: Where should parentheses be placed so that when you evaluate the expression
6*3-5/2*6+5, the answer is -9.5?
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Answer: 6*3-[(5/2)*(6+5)]