Both brackets must have minus since it has to be shorter and narrower. So that leaves us with Options A and D D is expanded wrong since -2x+-10x =-12x and not -8x. So the answer is Option A
Since 1 pound is 16 ounces, you would convert the 2 pounds to 32 ounces (16+16) and add the 32 ounces to the already given 9 ounces to get 41 ounces. (32+9) Hope that helped.