The solution is x=-4, y=-2
I think the correct answer is conjunction...
You will multiply 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 to determine how many pounds of apples Alex buys.
2 1/4 x 1 1/4
9/4 x 5/4 = 45/4 or 11 1/4
4.5 ft per second doesn't fit with the others.
The other three are similar because they are all in the unsimplified format of distance in a period of time, while the first one is just a simplified rate that could be used to multiply easily.