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3x + fraction 1 over 4 y^2 what is the value expression above when x=3 and y=4? Must show all work and calculations

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Answer: 9 1/16

nine and one sixteenth

Explanation:

Substitute x = 3 and y = 4 into the equation:

3x + 1/4^y

= 3(3) + 1/4^(2)

Then solve using the order BEDMAS (brackets, exponenets, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction).

= 3(3) + 1/4^(2)

= 3(3) + 1/16

= 9 + 1/16

= 9 1/16

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