Answer: 1. $45*1.07 | $45(1.07) 2. (0.85)*32 represent the final price of the cake in dollars because (0.85) is the 15% off in decimals.
Step-by-step explanation:
1 if you multiply 45 by 1.07 it will be 48.15 and that's the final cost of the book, same with $45(1.07) is just another way to represent the multiplication.
2 As I said the 0.85 represent the 15% off, and when you multiply it will be less.
1 < x < 5
Left side is 1 and right is 5
Answer: 729
Step-by-step explanation:

3^-2 = 1/9
3^-4 = 1/81
(-1)^2 = 1
1/(1/9 * 1/81 * 1)
1/ 1/729 = 729
The answer is 10 hoped that helped