Imothy evaluated the expression using x = 3 and y = –4. xy-2 3x2y−4 1. (1 3 )x−1y2 2. (1 3 )3−1(−4)2 3. (1 3 )(1 31 )(−4)2 4. (1
3 )(1 3 )(−16) 5. −16 9 Analyze Timothy's steps. Is he correct? If not, why not? Yes, he is correct. No, he needed to add the exponents when he simplified the powers of the same base. No, he needed to multiply 3 and –1 instead of creating a positive exponent in a fraction. No, his value of (negative 4) squared should be positive because an even exponent indicates a positive value.
Set up the proportions 136/160 = ?/100 Then cross multiply.
100 x 136 = 13600 13600/160 = 85
Also you could use process of elimination. 296% wouldn’t work because that’s saying 136 is almost 3 times as many as 160. The other answers wouldn’t work because it’s clear that 136 is more than half of 160.
