Respuesta :

George made the mistake of dividing 8 by 2^3 first instead of using PEMDAS.

[tex]8 / 2^3 - 16 / 12\\\\8 / 8 - 16 / 12\\\\1 - 16/12\\\\- 1/3[/tex]

Hope this helps! Have a great day or night (wherever you are)! : )