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Which statement is always true? a negative exponent cannot be part of an expression's numerator. a negative base raised to the power of 2 has a negative value. a negative base raised to the power of 2 has a positive value. any number to the first power is zero.

Players on the school soccer team are selling candles to raise money for an upcoming trip. each player has 24 candles to sell. if a player sells 4 candles a profit of$30 is made. if he sells 12 candles a profit of $70 is made. determine an equation to model his situation?

Two variables, x and y, vary inversely, and x=12 when y=4. what is the value of y when x=3?