keeping in mind that parallel lines have exactly the same slope, let's check for the slope of the equation above

so we're really looking for the equation of a line whose slope is 1/2 and passes through (-4 , 1)

B r = 178 + h;
b r + h = 676;
then, 178 + 2h = 676 => h = 498/2 = 249 => b r = 178 + 249 = 427;
4^3 is 64 and 3^4 is 81. Therefore the answer to the circled question is -17.