Samantha spends 1/3 of her monthly budget on food and 2/5 of her monthly budget on shopping for clothes. food and shopping total $253. what is samantha's monthly budget?

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 = _