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Question #87299

Answer 1

I'm not completely sure what you're asking, but let me try.

Maybe you just don't have to use `y` and you just plug in `x`
`(-5)-3(-2)^-2`
`-5-3(-.25)`
`-5+.75`
`-4.25`

Again, sorry. I hope this is what you were looking for!