Answer:
46 and 277
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
f(x) =
- 8x - 11 ← substitute x = 3, x = - 4 into f(x)
f(3) =
- 8(3) - 11 = 81 - 24 - 11 = 81 - 35 = 46
f(- 4) =
- 8(- 4) - 11 = 256 + 32 - 11 = 288 - 11 = 277
Answer: option d.
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this problem you must keep on mind the properties of logarithms:

Therefore, knowing the properties, you can write the expression gven in the problem as shown below:

Then, the answer is the option d.
15 and one half is 31/2. 3 and seven eighths is 31/8. 31/2 also equals 124/8. Then the answer is 124/8 - 31/8 is 91/8. Hope that helped.