The answer to "12x-(4y+7z) for x=9 y= 4 and z = 2" is 78.
5 x 3 = 15
30 x 3 = 90
15+90=105
so that person paid $105 for that day
To get rid of

, you have to take the third root of both sides:
![\sqrt[3]{x^{3}} = \sqrt[3]{1}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%20%5Csqrt%5B3%5D%7Bx%5E%7B3%7D%7D%20%3D%20%5Csqrt%5B3%5D%7B1%7D%20)
But that won't help you with understanding the problem. It is better to write

as a product of 2 polynomials:

From this we know, that

is the solution. Another solutions (complex roots) are the roots of quadratic equation.