16*8=128
12*12=144
128
+ 144
$272
Lee sold 16 hats
The initial measure is:
m1 = 28 ft
The real measure must be:
m2 = 14 ft
The correct procedure to determine the scale factor is:

Dividing both numbers between 14 we have:

Rewriting:
Answer:
Zelie should have divided both numbers by 14.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
It's already in a form that only ha positive exponents. Just to state it though you could rewrite it as
or
The question asks for positive exponents though so yu don't need to do that.
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