Your answer would be 4.
If we substitute in x = -8 and y = -4 into the expression, we get:

This then becomes:
=
= 4.
I hope this helps!
The percent of the increase is

I is the increasing value
N is the new value
O is the original value
The price of the cooler is $28.50, then
O = 28.50
The selling price of the cooler is $40.76, then
N = 40.76
We will substitute them in the rule above to find I

Let us calculate it
I = 43.0175 %
Round it to the nearest percent
I = 43%
The answer is D
For this question it is the difference of two perfect squares. This means your final answer will be (2x - 5)(2x + 5). This answer is not listed so it would be none of the above.
After review, B technically works because it is the difference of two perfect squares. This allows you to take the square root of each term while ignoring the sign and then place that back in with the original sign.
Hi! Hope this isn’t too late,but I think the answer is C