-18 because 2 1/4 as an improper fraction is 9/4 then it -8/1 then multiply which is -72/4 and simplified is -18.
May makes $23.25, Inez makes $2325, and Carolyn makes $232.50
Just change the y to all of the answers. The correct answer to this particular one is D. 4
The answer is 318
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12 ×4^4/4^2
=12×4^2
=12×16
=192