Find the value of b.

Last week , donnell practiced the piano 3 hours longer than marcus . together, marcus and donnell practiced the piano 11 hours . for how many hours did each young man practiced the piano

(01.03 mc) which of the following is a step in simplifying the expression x multiplied by y to the power of 2 over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3, the whole to the power of negative 4. select one: a. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 2, the whole over x to the power of negative 7 multiplied by y to the power of negative 1. b. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 8, the whole over x to the power of 12 multiplied by y to the power of negative 12. c. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 8, the whole over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3. d. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 2, the whole over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3.

What will be the end result for the taxpayer who filed his federal income tax return using the 1040ez form shown belowa he'll owe $173b he'll receive a refund of $173c he'll owe $3921d he'll receive a refund of $3921