Simplify 85(−5x+12.5+7.5x)− please help

Suppose there is a simple index of three stocks, stock abc, stock xyz, and stock qrs. stock abc opens on day 1 with 4000 shares at $3.15 per share. stock xyz opens on day 1 with 5000 shares at $4.30 per share. stock qrs opens on day 1 with 6000 shares at $4.60 per share. the price of stock abc on day 8 begins at $3.50. the price of stock xyz on day 8 begins at $3.90. stock qrs opens on day 8 with a price of $4.50 per share. assume that each stock has the same number of shares that it opened with on day 1. what is the rate of change of this simple index over 1 week?

Which is the standard form for this number? (4 x 1 100 ) + (8 x 1 1,000 ) + ( 3 x 1 100,000 ) ? a) 0.004803 b) 0.04803 c) 0.0483 d) 0.483

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