½x + 1 ⅔ subtracted from 1 ½x - 1 ⅓
simplify IF NEEDED

answer: 1) twenty-seven times y

              2) twenty-seven multiplied by y

i got 10.28 but that rounds up to 10.3

company a

step-by-step explanation:

using the linear regression models , it is found that company a   pays about $14 more. but using the same regression (linear) company b pays about $10 more.

so company a pays more than b