Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
we have the expression:

We need to multiply the two terms in the first parenthesis by the two terms in the second parenthesis:

we solve each term taking into account the law of signs
(-)(-)=+
and
(+)(-)=-
also for the first term we use that 
thus we have:

it can be simplified a little more if we factor an r of the second and third term:

Right so it would be 509 sq ft
54=.9x Solve for x. x=54/.9=60
Part 1: 4 quarts in a gallon
4 * 5 = 20 quarts
Part 2: 20 * 2 = 40
They will make $40.00
5 is a whole number so keep it as 5 then 4 is in the tenths place so that means have ten for the denominator so 5 and 4/10 is the mixed number then simplified to 5 and 2/5