Answer is 3.667
or in fraction form 3 and 2/3
Answer:
For A : The quotient of the sum of a and b
For B : The sum of A and the quotient of B and 2
Remember the order of operations: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction
Solve the expressions in parentheses first.
There is an expression within parentheses that is also in an expression within brackets. Solve that expression first:

The expression in brackets will now read:
![[4 - 3(-4)]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%20%5B4%20-%203%28-4%29%5D%20)
Multiply 3(-4):

![[4 - (-12)]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%20%5B4%20-%20%28-12%29%5D%20)
Solve the expression:

The problem should now look like this:

Solve the expression in parentheses that has an exponent:


Solve the term with 1/4 as a coefficient:

The expression should now look like this:

The answer is 40.
Answer:
282240 ways
Step-by-step explanation:
number of items = 9 different items
Ranking based on worth
<u>determine number of ways to arrange the 9 items such that the 2 most expensive are apart</u>
first step: consider the 2expensive items as 1
∴ number of permutation = [ ( 9 - 2 ) + 1 ]! * 2!
= [ 8 ] ! * 2! = 80640
Total number of permutation/arrangement = 9! = 362880
hence to arrange the 9 items without having the two most expensive items together
= 362,880 - 80640
= 282240 ways