Lol i was working on this earlier. First get rid of the parenthesis by distributing the powers to the other powers.
27/4x(6)y(8)
the () are for powers
Simplify <span>22\times 2<span>22×2</span></span> to <span>44<span>44</span></span>
<span><span>{x}^{4}+44-16x-12<span><span>x<span><span>4</span><span></span></span></span>+44−16x−12</span></span>Collect like terms
<span><span>{x}^{4}+(44-12)-16x<span><span>x<span><span>4</span><span></span></span></span>+(44−12)−16x</span></span> Simplify</span><span><span>{x}^{4}+32-16x<span><span>x<span><span>4</span><span></span></span></span>+32−16x</span></span><span>
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Divide 5 by 2 representing each box by the price. Which equals to $2.50 each box.