The answer is 9.6 are you sure you wrote the question correct
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The variable in this equation is b, therefore we have to calculate the value of b.
-38=2b+25-(-7b)
-38=2b+25+7b
2b+7b=-38-25
9b=-63
b=-63/9
b=-7
Answer: the value of the variable is b=-7
We can check it out this answer:
-38=2b+25-(-7b)
-38=2(-7)+25-(-7(-7))
-38=-14+25-49
-38=-38
You just need to equate the expressions to find the values for a,b and c. First, let's settle that 2^5/4=8, and 8 is 2^3. Also, an important tool here is the indicie rule:

1st expression: 2^5/4=8
2nd expression: It tells us that 2^5/2^a=2^3 (I know that this equals to 8 as all the expressions are equal therefore is the same as our first expression). Using the indicie law, this means that a=2
3rd expression: 2^b must equal to 8 as well, so b=3
4th expression: c=8 as all of the other expressions we have figured out equal to 8
So a=2, b=3 and c=8
Answer:
The expression would look like this: 
12s + 5 = 77
12s = 77 - 5 = 72
s = 72/12
s = 6 ...//
Ans = C ... 12x + 5 = 77 ...