Your answer is 9.
Since you have
2(2)^2 you get 2(4) which is 8.
Then you have -3(2) which is -6.
Lastly you have the 7.
When you add it up you get.
9
Edit: 33% is not

, therefore my solution is wrong. The correct answer is 0.33 x 496, which is $163.68
The following is the original solution, which is incorrect.
33% =

. Multiply the bonus of $496 by

to get the solution of

, or 165 and

Therefore the solution is $165.33
2n-5=7
Twice a number, n, is shown by multiply two and n. Then, you subtract this amount by five.
17 hundreds
1 ten
8 ones
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17 hundreds
18 ones