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Simplify (1/2)4th power a. (1/16) b.(1/8) c.(1/4)

Mr. thompson is on a diet. he currently weighs 260 pounds. he loses 4 pounds per month. what part of the story makes the relationship not proportional?

Jaxon has s packs of 8 crazy straws. he divided the crazy straws into 2 equal bags. now, he has 224 crazy straws in each bag. how many packs of crazy straws did jaxon start with?