Answer:
by my calculator I got 2.25
-b[a + (c-d)^2]
-(-8)[3/4 + (-2 -3)^2]
8 [3/4 + (-5)^2]
8 [3/4 + 25]
8 [25.75]
206
One inch is the greater measure
1.08
9.72 / 9 = 1.08