Ahh yes, negative exponents always give us a scare once and a while. All the negative means is to flip the position of its base. For instance, if x has a negative exponent and x in the denominator, all you would have to do is move x to the numerator with the same power (except it's no longer negative). Before we substitute x and all the other variables which the values given, let's eliminate the negatives first.
After flipping positions/eliminating the negative exponents it should look like this:

which simplifies to

now that everything is simplified, and all negative exponents are eliminated we can substitute x with 2, and y with (-4).

which simplifies to

Final Answer: - \frac{1}{32} [/tex]
The new tea is 75% Earl Grey and 25% Orange Pekoe.
$4 / pound times 75% = $3
$2 / pound times 25% = $0.5
$3 + $0.5 = $3.50 / pound
600 pounds times 75% = 450 pounds of Earl Grey
600 pounds times 25% = 150 pounds of Orange Pekoe
Answer:
We multiplu5(14-23)which will vive us 115-70 equivalent to -45 and then we divide 8÷2which will give us 4. Finally we add -45+4=-41
Step-by-step explanation: