Answer:
simplified is
x
^5
y
^15
z
^10
Step-by-step explanation:
Top:
36 + 2(3)
36 + 6
☆42
bottom:
36 - 4(2)(3)
36 - 24
☆12
So, there's total 8 inches and the customer wants to make 4.5 inches long.
Each time he press the reduce button is 12%. He pressed 5 times, so.
12 x 5 = 60%
60% of the 8 = is 4.8 inches
So the conclusion is that his boss is wrong.
I believe it is a because I had a question just like that in 8th grade