SOLUTION: Evaluate: ( -2^4 - 5 ) / ( 3^2 - 2^4 ) a. - 11 / 7; b. 3; c. 11 / 25; d. 13 / 2

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Question 619438: Evaluate: ( -2^4 - 5 ) / ( 3^2 - 2^4 )
a. - 11 / 7;
b. 3;
c. 11 / 25;
d. 13 / 2
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( -2^4 - 5 ) / ( 3^2 - 2^4 )

( -16 - 5 ) / ( 9 - 16 )

(-21)/(-7)

3

So ( -2^4 - 5 )/( 3^2 - 2^4 ) = 3