Answer: 
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Height is
more than its width
Suppose the width is
. So, height becomes 
Area of the painting is 
Area is the product of width and height

Neglect the negative values

Say its 2^3 . that literally just mean you take 2 by itself 3 times. 2*2*2 .
If the question is asking to multiply by the variables, it would be 3(-2)+5(-1) which is equal to -6 - 5.
The 3 numbers could be 0.5, 1.1 and 4.4.
In the list above, there is only 1 number less than 1. It is 0.5.
The other 2 numbers are larger than 1.
If you add up the 3 numbers you will have exactly 6.
0.5 + 1.1 + 4.4 = 6