A rational inequality is "an inequality which contains a rational expression." When trying to solve rational inequality's you need to first find the zeros, two find the undefined points then you divide the two in order to get your answer.
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Y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)
y - 3 = -2¹/₄(x - 4)
y - 3 = -2¹/₄(x) + 2¹/₄(4)
y - 3 = -2¹/₄x - 9
+ 3 + 3
y = -2¹/₄x - 6
The correct answer of

if x=4 is 272.
to solve the equation if x equals 4, you must substitute the x of the 4.

then solve by order of operations.
solve what is inside the parentheses first

then do the multiplication of the factors

then the final step, adding, to get the solution of 272