Given integer x = 3 and integer y = 5. What is the value of the expression (x / 2.0) + y?

To find the value of the expression (x / 2.0) + y with x set to 3 and y set to 5, we first need to evaluate the division component.

Starting with the division, x is 3, and we are dividing it by 2.0 (which is a float). This results in:

3 / 2.0 = 1.5

This calculation is important because dividing by a float ensures that the result will also be treated as a float, rather than an integer division which would yield a smaller integer result.

Next, we add y, which is 5, to the result of the division:

1.5 + 5 = 6.5

This gives us the final value of the entire expression, which is 6.5. This outcome is correctly reflected in one of the provided options, leading us to conclude that it is the accurate answer for the expression evaluated. The other choices do not represent the result of the calculations based on the arithmetic performed with the given values of x and y.