The answer is 9, hope this helps
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The applicable rules of exponents are ...

Your ratio simplifies to ...

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Please note that simplifying the constants, -8/10 to -4/5, eliminates half the answer choices. Since exponents are only multiplied when a power is raised to a power, you can pretty much eliminate the second choice as being unreasonable. ((a^b)^c = a^(bc))
Each individual contributed $x
3x=$19.50
x=$6.50
Each friend contributed $6.50
Answer:
you're all good !!
Step-by-step explanation:
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Answer:
y was not substituted for every x
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the inverse of ...
y = f(x)
you need to solve ...
x = f(y)
Here, f(x) = x^2 +12x, so f(y) = y^2 +12y
This is not the expression we see on the right of ...
x = y^2 +12x
Apparently y was not properly substituted into f(x).