Since we know that he ate 1/4 pound one time, and 1/6 another time, we have to add up the fractions.
1/4+1/6
LCM of 4 and 6 = 12
3/12 + 2/12
Add the numerators:
5/12
So, he ate 5/12 of a pound of bars in both breaks.
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The answer is
27/5 = 5 2/5 = 5.4
If the -8 is under the square root, then...

OR
If the -8 is not under the square root, then...

Either way, we replace x with -3 and simplify.
For more information, refer to the direct substitution rule for limits.