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Which expression is equivalent to (3^2)^-2 a.-81 b.-12 c.1/81 d.1/12

Answer soon(fast) 15 pts-brainliest? for right answer with small explination a restaurant catered a party for 40 people. a child’s dinner (c) cost $11 and an adult’s dinner (a) cost $20. the total cost of the dinner was $728. how many children and adults were at the party? use the table to guess and check.(i couldn't get the graph onto the question)                                8 children and 32 adults9 children and 31 adults10 children and 30 adults12 children and 28 adults

Simplify using positive exponents only.