The answer is 3a + 2b + 8
X=10 Y=1.25; X=8 Y=1; X=6 Y=0.75; X=4 Y=0.5
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
You have to know how negative exponents "work" to understand this concept.
because if you want to make a negative exponent positive you put what the exponent is on under a 1. It follows then that you can go backwards from that and rewrite positive fractions with negative exponents.