I haven't done this kind of work in a bit, but I believe it's 8.
Both of your answers are correct. In the first equation, if you were to substitute 3 for x, because you have to do exponents first, you have 3^2, which is 9, and 9*6 =54. If you were to substitute -3 for x again you would have to do the exponents first which would be -3^2 which is 9, and 9*6 = 54.
For the second question, if I substitute 0.75 for t, I get -9 + 18 + 7. This is equal to 16, and therefore the answer would be D. Hope this helps! :D. Let me know if you have questions about my explanation, and feel free to post more questions.
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Answer:
$27.54
Step-by-step explanation:
The straightforward way to do this is to compute the tax and total on each amount, then add those together. There is an easier way.
($12.50 + 0.08·12.50) + ($13.00 + 0.08·13.00) = $12.50·1.08 +13.00·1.08
= 1.08($12.50 +13.00)
= 1.08·$25.50
= $27.54
Together, Ron and Harry paid a total of $27.54.
