Audrey Patterson purchased a chicken sandwich for $4.59 and a $1.79 drink. she used a $0.50 store coupon when she paid.

Consider this expression and the steps to evaluate it. 4^5(−2)^9/4^8(−2)^3 1. apply the quotient of powers:      (−2)^a/4^b 2. evaluate powers:           c/d select the value of each variable. a = _ b = _ c = _ d = _