Hello what do you exactly need help for
10x^2y^-2 = 10 x (-1)^2 x (-2)^-2 = 10 x 1 x 1/4 = 10/4 = 2 1/2
So you can say that the weight of a koala here can be x.
So x * 1/8 = 2
2 being the chinchilla's weight and the 1/8 coming from the fact that the chinchilla weighs 1/8 of the weight of the koala.
So you can just divide both sides by 1/8 first.
x * 1/8 = 2
/ 1/8 / 1/8
Or,
x *1/8 * 8/1 = 2 * 8/1
x = 16
So the koala weighs 16 pounds.
The answer to the first part of your question is 9
as for the second part 36/4 (which is 9 btw) then subtract 2 I answered this one the best I could (let me know if I'm wrong)
(i just don't have to much time on my hands because I have homework myself)
