(-7x + 2)^1/3 = (4 + 3x)^1/3
take the cube of both side to eliminate the 1/3 power
so you get
-7x+2=4+3x
combine like terms
-10x=2
solve for x
x=-1/5
It takes 12 minutes to fill the bathtub!!
hope this helps ;))
The limand is continuous at

, so you can directly substitute

to get

Did you mean to write

in the denominator by any chance? In that case, you would instead have
4a+5b
4(2) + 5(-3.1)
8 + -15.5
= -7.5
320 is the answer just add 80 four times