( (r+2) * (2r-9)-(r^2+17r+30) )/(r+2)
none of the parenthetical operations or power operations can be simplified further, so multiplication and division first, left to right:
(2r(r+2) -9(r+2) - r^2 + 17r +30)/(r+2)
(2r^2 + 2r -9r+18 -r^2 +17r +30 )/(r+2)
(r^2 +10r +48)/(r+2)
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
b increased by 16 is at most 20 in equation form
increased means add
b+16
is at most means 

(a) 3x=4(x-2.25) (or simplified: 3x=4x-9)
(b) 3x=4x-9
0=x-9
x=$9
(c) 3x9=27
4x9=36
36-9=27
and 27=27 therefore they spent the same and it is correct
(d) Tanya's items cost $9 each and Tony's items cost $2.25 less than this, or $6.75